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Volume 1, Number 4 - Friday September 28th, 2001
THE FIGHT FOR SEPTEMBER'S HEROES
HOPKINS DECLARES WAR, TITO GUARANTEES VICTORY

(by Jack Purcell) (September 26, 2001, New York City) Don King dedicated Saturday nights "Heavyweight Championship of the Middleweight Division" to "September's Heroes" the firefighters and police officers that lost their lives in the terrorist attack at the Trade Center. "Don't let the terrorist win twice!" King proclaimed before announcing that he, Felix Trinidad and Hasim Rahman were each donation $500,000 to the relief effort. "I would love to see a fire truck rolling through the streets of this great city with the names of my boxer on it."

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PEARSON THE POSTMAN ALWAYS RINGS HIS OPPONENTS' BELL TWICE!

(INSIDE BOXING) ELGIN, IL (September 27, 2001) – Postman by day, puncher by night, undefeated IBF No. 1 jr. lightweight contender, LAMONT PEARSON, 16-0-1 (9 KOs),from Capitol Heights, MD, will make his first USBA jr. lightweight title defense against Jesse Gutierrez, 16-5 (9 KOs), from Castroville, TX., Sunday, October 7, at the Grand Victoria Casino in Elgin, IL. The championship fight will be televised nationally as the main event of "Sunday Night Fights," on FOX Sports Net, 6 to 8 P.M. in all time zones. The co-main event will feature WBC Continental Americas cruiserweight champion, JASON ROBINSON, 14-2 (7 KOs), from Chicago, in a 10-round rumble against Jose Luis Rivera, 18-5 (14 KOs), from Cleveland.

Pearson returns to the ring coming off his best win ever as a professional, where he has skyrocketed in the world ratings. On June 3, at the Grand Victoria Casino, he captured the USBA jr. lightweight title and the IBF's No. 1 rating, by knocking out world-rated Carlos Navarro, who entered the fight with a sterling 23-1 record.

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UNBEATEN WBO 130-POUND CHAMPION ACELINO FREITAS ADDED TO SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING TELECAST
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SATURDAY, SEPT. 29, FROM MIAMI, FLORIDA, AT 9 PM ET/PT
Brazilian KO Artist Faces Tough Test Against Former World Champion Alfred Kotey; Saturday's Tripleheader Will Include World Title Defenses By Joel Casamayor, Steve Forbes

NEW YORK (Sept. 26, 2001) – Undefeated World Boxing Organization (WBO) Junior Lightweight Champion Acelino Freitas seeks his 30th consecutive knockout victory when he meets former WBO titleholder Alfred Kotey in a 10-round non-title bout Saturday, Sept. 29, on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING at 9 PM ET/PT from the Miccosukee Indian Gaming Resort in Miami, Fla. In 130-pound world title fights, Joel Casamayor (25-0, 15 KOs) will make his fourth defense when he takes on Joe Morales (17-5, 4 KOs) and once-beaten Steve Forbes (19-1, 5 KOs) will make his first defense in a rematch against second-ranked John Brown (23-8, 11 KOs). America Presents Boxing, LLC will promote the fight card in association with Banner Promotions. - (Full Story - Click Here.)