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Volume 1, Number 8 - Friday February 8th, 2002
SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING PRESENTS DOUBLEHEADER FROM UNITED KINGDOM

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NEW YORK, NY (Feb. 1, 2002)
World Boxing Union (WBU) Light Welterweight Champion and current World Boxing Organization (WBO) No. 2 140-pound contender Ricky "Hitman" Hatton will make his fifth title defense when he takes on Mikhail Krivolapov in a 12-round bout scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 9, on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING. In the co-feature, Commonwealth Light Welterweight Champion Eamonn Magee will battle Jon Thaxton. The fight, promoted by Frank Warren's Sports Network Europe, will be shown on SHOWTIME via same-day tape delay at 10 PM ET/PT.

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VITALI KLITSCHKO CONVINCED OF VICTORY OVER BEANE

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Braunschweig Former WBO heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko is set to defend his WBA international title this Friday, February 8, against American Vaughn Bean at Volkswagenhalle in Braunschweig, Germany. At the official press conference in Braunschweig on Monday both fighters showed up mentally strong and confident of victory. I'm prepared for full 12 rounds, Dr. Klitschko, 30-1 (29 KOs), said. It doesn't matter how I'm going to win. But I guarantee a victory.
With an impressive win over WBC #8 ranked Bean the older Klitschko brother wants to back up his high international rankings and move closer to another world title shot. Vitali Klitschko is ranked WBC #2, WBA #3 and WBO #2.

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JORRIN BARELY KEEPS WBC 122 POUND BELT BY MAJORITY DRAW WITH SATO.

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TOKYO, JAPAN-Unbeaten Willie Jorrin (28-0-1, 13 KOs), 122, US, very barely kept his WBC 122-pound belt on a split draw as he dropped Japanese Osamu Sato (25-1-2, 14 KOs), 122, twice in the third to be on the verge of a KO victory, but became fading and defensive to consume his early lead on points over 12 heats at Ariake Coliseum, Tokyo.
Scored: Maximo Barroveccio (Italy) 114-114, Vincent Rodriguez (Philippines) 113-113, and Noparat Sricharoen (Thailand) 114-112 for Sato. Referee was Terry O'Connor (England).
The slick-punching Jorrin easily swept the first three rounds with sharper punches to the still nervous Japanese. Jorrin, in round three, sent him sprawling to the deck with a left hook following a chopping right and floored him again with a flurry of punches. Sato had a narrow escape.

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