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IBEABUCHI AND HAYNES GIVEN #1 SEEDS
IN WORLD RANKING TOURNAMENT
Friday 27 September 2002
As was expected, Nigeria's Ike Ibeabuchi and Florida native Terone Haynes were today named as the #1 seeds for the Heavyweight Boxing Federation's upcoming World Ranking tournament. Along with Ireland's Artuir Claffey the two sluggers were the only feeder league champions to make it through their respective tournaments with perfect 7-0 records, Ibeabuchi placed at the top of the less talented Group Two in recognition of the fact that his path was more challenging than those endured by Haynes and Claffey. The full 24-man field for the World Ranking tournament is listed below:
(* indicates feeder league Champion)
GROUP ONE
(1) TERONE HAYNES (USA), 7-0-0(5)*
(2) ARTUIR CLAFFEY (IRELAND), 7-0-0(3)*
(3) GREGORIO PERALTA (ARGENTINA), 6-1-0*
(4) ROBERT CLEROUX (CANADA), 5-0-2(2)*
(5) MAX SCHMELING (GERMANY), 5-2-0(3)
(6) WIM SNOEK (NETHERLANDS), 2-4-1(1)
(7) JOSE ROMAN (PUERTO RICO), 1-3-3
(8) FLOYD CUMMINGS (USA), 2-5-0(1)
(9) BRIAN LONDON (ENGLAND), 2-5-0(1)
(10) AL KAUFMANN (USA), 2-5-0(1)
(11) JOE BECKETT (ENGLAND), 2-5-0(1)
(12) CHUCK WEPNER (USA), 1-4-2(1)
GROUP TWO
(1) IKE IBEABUCHI (NIGERIA), 7-0-0(1)*
(2) HARRY WILLS (USA), 6-0-1*
(3) MARKUS STOBER (GERMANY), 6-1-0(1)*
(4) ROSCO TOLES (USA), 5-1-1*
(5) KARL MILDENBERGER (GERMANY), 2-3-2(1)
(6) STEFFEN TANGSTAD (NORWAY), 2-4-1(1)
(7) JURGEN BLIN (GERMANY), 2-4-1(1)
(8) OLLE TANDBERG (SWEDEN), 1-3-3
(9) HEINZ NEUHAUS (GERMANY), 2-5-0
(10) MIKE DEJOHN (USA), 2-5-0
(11) LUIS FIRPO (ARGENTINA), 2-5-0
(12) JOE BAKSI (USA), 1-4-2
The man that Ibeabuchi defeated to win the African Boxing League tournament, Omovo Okocha was inserted as the #1 overall seed in the Qualifying League, his performances throughout the tournament aswell as his brave effort against Ibeabuchi considered superior to that of Philadelphia's Leotis Martin, who fell to his sole loss in the final of the Pacific Coast Boxing League. As the #1 seed Okocha will compete in Group One which features Florida Alliance member Romy Alvarez and hard-hitting Indiana native Mike Hanson. The Qualifying League seedings and groups for the losing feeder league finalists are shown below:
1(1) (Group One): OMOVO OKOCHA (NIGERIA), 6-1-0(3)
1(2) (Group Two): LEOTIS MARTIN (USA), 6-1-0(1)
1(3) (Group Three): BOB PASTOR (USA), 5-1-1
1(4) (Group Four): BERNARDO MERCADO (COLOMBIA), 5-1-1(1)
1(5) (Group Five): JOHN FERGUSON (CANADA), 5-2-0
1(6) (Group Six): FLEMMING EKELUND (DENMARK), 5-2-0(1)
1(7) (Group Seven): TOM HEENEY (NEW ZEALAND), 4-1-2
1(8) (Group Eight): LOVRO ALANOVIC (CROATIA), 4-2-1(1)
Action in the World Ranking tournament kicks off on Sunday the 10th of November while the Qualifying League's #1 seeds are scheduled to fight their first QL bouts in series three, which starts on October 29...
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