Sport in Short: Boxing

Saturday 14 August 1993 23:02 BST
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MIKE McCALLUM of Jamaica, the former double world champion, outpointed the American, Glenn Thomas, at the Hammersmith Apollo last night. The 35-year-old 'Bodysnatcher' outscored Thomas by 99pts to 97 in a useful workout before his attempt to take at Jeff Harding's WBC light-heavyweight title crown later this year.

PROFESSIONAL PROMOTION (Hammersmith): 10-rd light-heavyweight: M McCullum (Jam) bt G Thomas (US) pts. 6- rd light middleweight: E Bingham (Manchester) bt R Peel (Llandovery) ret 3rd. 6-rd light middleweight: Q Payntor (Manchester) bt R Washer (Swansea) rsf 4th. 4-rd lightweight: M A Brown (Brixton) bt S Frailing (Hayes) rsf 4th. 4-rd welterweight: M Forbes (Brixton) bt P Found (Hereford) pts. 8-rd welterweight: G Logan (Brixton) bt P King (Newcastle) rsf 2nd.

WBA JUNIOR WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP (Buenos Aires): J-M Coggi (Arg, holder) bt J Barboza (Ven) pts.

WBC LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP (Guadalajara): M-A Gonzalez (Mex, holder) bt D Sample (US) pts.

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