Round of the Year Ends In KO of the Year [Boxing]

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Round of the Year Ends In KO of the Year [Boxing]
FanIQ Blog found this 7/7/2008 on deadspin.com [flag]
When Kendall Holt first fought Ricardo Torres for the WBO Light Welterweight title back in September he had to travel to do so in his opponent's home country of Colombia. To call the atmosphere "hostile" would be quite an understatement. When Holt knocked the champion down in the sixth round he was rewarded with a beer to the head from a spectator. From there things only got worse. Torres, ... [link]

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