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Friday 13 September 1996 23:02 BST
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Evander Holyfield has been cleared to fight Mike Tyson for the World Boxing Association heavyweight title on 9 November. Officials dismissed concerns about his health after a medical found nothing to suggest that he had a heart problem.

Naseem Hamed's fight with Marco Antonio Barrera is likley to take place in Britain in March. Hamed, the World Boxing Organisation featherweight champion, yesterday tempted Barrera with a cheque for $1.25m (pounds 827,000) although Ricardo Maldonado, Barrera's manager, countered with a $1.75m offer to fight in Los Angeles.

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