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IBF Lightweight tournament
The lightweight division now has enough fighters ranked and in the main division to allow the IBF to sponsor a new belt. This will be the second weight group that the IBF has entered. An eight man tournament will crown the champ. The first round matchups are as follows, all first round bouts will take place in March.
1. Jack Everhardt (14-4-2) vs 8. Abe Attell (33-9-1)
2. Eddie Hanlon (12-4-1) vs 7. Harry Lyons (29-14-1)
3. George Lavigne (27-12-1) vs Arthur Chambers (15-2-1)
4. Jack Blackburn (24-11-4) vs. Freddie Welsh (15-3-1)
Unfortunately Aurelio Herrera (a fan favorite) came in ranked 10th and failed to qualify for this tournament.
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