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02/08/12
Tyson Fury vacates titles in pursuit of unifying the World Heavyweight division.
London (Feb 8.) Hennessy Sports have announced this morning that Tyson Fury has vacated his British and Commonwealth Heavyweight titles in pursuit of being a household name on his journey to become Heavyweight World Champion.
Mick Hennessy said "We have a great schedule in place for Tyson on Channel 5 and I'm not prepared to have that affected by other promoters, purse bids and titles. Fury vs. Price was a quality fight and in my opinion it should go out to the widest possible audience, that's why I offered David Price £100,000 to fight Tyson Fury on Channel 5, which unfortunately was rejected by his promoter on Monday.
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12:51:43 pm Plaitis seeking to avenge stable-mate's loss to Vargas in Canadian provincial rivalry fight Saturday night in Mississauga
TORONTO (February 8, 2012) - Quebec welterweight Manolis Plaitis is traveling to Ontario for Saturday night's showdown, seeking to avenge his stable-mate's loss last October to welterweight Samuel Vargas, in the continuation of a heated Canadian provincial arch-rivalry series.
Vargas and Plaitis square-off in the 10-round main event for the vacant Canadian Welterweight title, headlining an entertaining card presented by United Promotions in association with Hennessy Sports.
12:50:51 pm Angel Hernandez replaces ill Derek Ennis vs. Demetrius Andrade in Friday's ESPN main event at Mohegan Sun
Demetrius Andrade vs. Angel Hernandez NABO Junior Middleweight Championship Mohegan Sun Arena ● Uncasville, CT ● Feb. 10, 2012
BRONX, NY (February 8, 2012) - Star Boxing president Joe DeGuardia has announced that former world title challenger Angel "Toro" Hernandez (30-10, 17 KOs) has replaced an ill Derek Ennis for Friday's night's main event against 2008US Olympian Demetrius "Boo Boo" Andrade (15-0, 10 KOs) on ESPN Friday Night Fights at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut.
The headliner is a 10-round battle for the vacant North American Boxing Organization ("NABO") junior middleweight title. Ennis was forced to withdraw due to the flu.
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