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kenyan_cheena · 11-09-2004, 10:34 PM

Friday 14 December 2001

As expected, the Heavyweight Boxing Federation has invited Olympic Gold Medallist Lennox Lewis to participate in their New York State Championship tournament.

The tournament will begin in early February, and will be structured differently to the federation's other tournaments. The NYS Championship tournament will feature 36 boxers, divided into six groups of six. The competitors will fight each boxer in their group once, and the top two from each group will qualify for the second stage, which will be two groups of six. The winners of these two groups will meet in a 12 round Championship match.

"I'm grateful that the HBF invited me to take part in the tournament for the New York State Championship," Lewis said. "I had a long conversation with one of the federation's directors, George Bates, and told him that I would gladly accept their invitation. I'm happy because, in addition to the prestige of competing for a championship title, the tournament guarantees at least five fights, and as many as eleven. It is a great way for me to start my professional career."

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kenyan_cheena Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Sydney, NSW, Australia Posts: 4,134	Friday 14 December 2001 As expected, the Heavyweight Boxing Federation has invited Olympic Gold Medallist Lennox Lewis to participate in their New York State Championship tournament. The tournament will begin in early February, and will be structured differently to the federation's other tournaments. The NYS Championship tournament will feature 36 boxers, divided into six groups of six. The competitors will fight each boxer in their group once, and the top two from each group will qualify for the second stage, which will be two groups of six. The winners of these two groups will meet in a 12 round Championship match. "I'm grateful that the HBF invited me to take part in the tournament for the New York State Championship," Lewis said. "I had a long conversation with one of the federation's directors, George Bates, and told him that I would gladly accept their invitation. I'm happy because, in addition to the prestige of competing for a championship title, the tournament guarantees at least five fights, and as many as eleven. It is a great way for me to start my professional career." Last edited by kenyan_cheena : 04-28-2005 at 10:51 PM.