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Sport in Short: Boxing

WAYNE McCULLOUGH, the Olympic bantamweight silver medallist from Northern Ireland, turned professional yesterday. His first fight will be in Los Angeles on 23 February against an opponent yet to be named.

PROFESSIONAL PROMOTION (Lewisham): 6-rd super-middleweight: M Baker (Sidcup) bt P Hanlon (Birmingham) rsf 2nd. 8-rd flyweight: M Cantwell (Eltham) drew with L Veitch (Boston). 12-rd commonwealth bantamweight title: J Armour (Chatham, holder), bt M Mpande (Zam) pts.

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