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LET’S HEAR IT FOR THE BOYS

APRIL 29

LAS VEGAS, USA

A unique event sees six sons of former contenders and belt-holders on the same show. At heavyweight JAMES MCKENZIE MORRISON, 20-0-2 (18), the son of Tommy, floored and stopped HASIM RAHMAN JNR 12-1(6) in the fifth round but super-welterweight SHARIF RAHMAN, 5-0 (3), saved the night for the Rahman family as he overcame a bad cut to outpoint REYES SANCHEZ, 7-2 (3), on scores of 60-54 twice and 59-55.

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