NIGEL BENN & MANAGER TO PART COMPANY
Boxing
Nigel Benn and his manager, Peter De Freitas, look set to part company after a five-year association. De Freitas says that the World Council super-middleweight champion wants him to take less money for handling his affairs.
PROFESSIONAL PROMOTION (Glasgow): 12-rd World Organisation light- flyweight championship: J Matlala (SA) bt P Weir (Irvine, holder) technical decision 5th.12-rd WBO Continental middleweight title: W Quinn (Tranent) bt P Waudby (Hull) ret 6th. 6-rd welterweight: J Townsley (Cleland) bt K Toomey (Hull) rsf 6th. 8-rd welterweight: G Jacobs (Glasgow) bt L Wicks (Brighton) ret 3rd. 6-rd light-welterweight: M Breslin (Barrhead) bt P Scott (Newbiggin) pts. 6-rd featherweight: L Ledwada (SA) bt R Beard (Dagenham) rsf 3rd.
PROFESSIONAL PROMOTION (Atlantic City) 12-rd World Organisation welterweight championship: P Whitaker (US, holder) bt J Rodriguez (US) ko 6th. 12-rd International Federation welterweight championship: F Trinidad (PR, holder) bt L Barnes (US) rsf 4th.
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