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THE CANADIAN BOXING LEAGUE UNDERCARD
OPENING BOUT
Bobby Halpern of the Bronx, New York, scored a split decision victory over Pennsylvania-based Canadian Jack Munroe. Surviving a 2nd round knockdown, Halpern went on to take the decision, 57-56, 56-57, 57-56.
PRELIMINARY 1
The second bout on the card made it Bronx 2, Canada 0 on the evening, with Carmine Vingo taking a unanimous decision over Joe Lannon. In a highly-charged bout, Vingo landed 198 punches to 141 on his way to a shutout victory, 60-54 on all three cards.
PRELIMINARY 2
New Brunswick's John Ferguson scored the first Canadian victory of the night. Coming against a fellow Canadian, it would have been hard to avoid. Ferguson defeated Montreal local Brett Ashby by majority decision, 58-56 (x2), 57-57.
SUPPORT BOUT
Lou Bailey of Illinois made the Americans a perfect three-for-three on the night when he took a hotly-disputed split decision victory over Toronto's Larry Gains, 58-57, 57-58, 58-57. Gains outlanded Bailey 120 to 98, but the bout featured at least two rounds that could have been awarded either way, and both of them went to Bailey.
CO-FEATURE
Another hometown favourite, Robert Cleroux was given a warm welcome to the Molson Centre arena, and he didn't disappoint. Cleroux dominated Florida's Tim Anderson, flooring him on four separate occasions and cutting him twice before taking an easy unanimous decision, 60-50 on all three cards. The strong and durable Cleroux, who made a late bid to be included in the Canadian Boxing League, is looked upon as a fighter who could really make things tough for the League's top seed Lennox Lewis. The two men will not meet until at least the tournament semi-finals, but it's much more likely that they'll clash in the final, when a shot at a World Ranking will be on the line. That could be a fascinating match-up.
SUMMARY OF RESULTS
HEAVYWEIGHT BOXING FEDERATION FIGHT CARD
TUESDAY 26 FEBRUARY 2002
MOLSON CENTRE, MONTREAL, QUEBEC, CANADA
THE CANADIAN BOXING LEAGUE
OPENING BOUT
(10) Bobby Halpern SD6 (6) Jack Munroe
PRELIMINARY 1
(9) Carmine Vingo UD6 (5) Joe Lannon
PRELIMINARY 2
(4) John Ferguson MD6 (8) Brett Ashby
SUPPORT BOUT
(7) Lou Bailey SD6 (3) Larry Gains
CO-FEATURE
(2) Robert Cleroux UD6 (11) Tim Anderson
MAIN EVENT
(1) Lennox Lewis TKO5 (12) Joe Cox
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