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September 1890 Fight Cards Announced
September sees a changeover in Universe of Leather Boxing Association hosting venues. The three new venues will have exclusive rights to host all UoLBA fights for the balance of 1890. Forbes Field in Pittsburgh has won the right to host UoLBA's premiere fight card for each of the next 4 months; Vancouver's Exhibition Gardens will get the second tier card, and Scammon Street in Scammon, Kansas, will host the third.
Forbes Field is happy to announce the signing of 2nd ranked Heavyweight John C. Heenan 25-1-0 (23) to the top of September's fight card. 8th ranked Leroy Jones 20-1-1 (6) will be the Benicia Boy's foe in the match. Other bouts:
#25 Jim Harvey 22-0-1 (6) vs. #31 Peter Maher 22-1-0 (17)
#5 Tommy Chandler 21-1-2 (13) vs. #49 Dan McCarty 16-3-2 (1)
#30 Joe Choynski 19-2-1 (10) vs. #81 Alonzo Johnson 21-3-0 (4)
#84 Tom Lees 20-2-2 (13) vs. #52 Jem Stewert 14-2-6 (3).
The Main Event at Vancouver's Exhibition Gardens is an exciting contest between two top ranked heavies, as 4th Ranked Hasim Rahman 23-1-0 (19) squares off against 12th ranked Jack Boylan (21-1-0) (3).
Other bouts:
#14 Joe Coburn 22-0-1 (11) vs. #45 Charlie O'Donnell 20-2-1 (7)
#17 Joe Goss 22-1-1 (21) vs. #37 C.C. Smith 21-2-0 (13)
#57 John P. Clow 21-1-0 (5) vs. #36 Harry Woodson 19-2-2 (11)
#11 McHenry Johnson 19-2-3 (7) vs. #122 Art Schultz 9-11-2 (2)
Scammon Street hosts its inaugural fight card with an intriguing Main Event matchup between undefeated hopeful, 33rd ranked Chet Shandel 21-0-1 (11), and 9th ranked Duncan McDonald 23-1-0 (1).
Other bouts:
#13 John Morrissey 20-1-2 (17) vs. #63 Henry Higgins 18-4-2 (6)
#19 Peter Courtney 23-0-0 (14) vs. #60 Pete McCoy 19-4-1 (7)
#16 Dan Donnelly 20-3-0 (12) vs. #58 Mike Kine 14-3-5 (2)
#27 Jimmy Elliott 21-1-0 (11) vs. #113 Jack Stewart 8-11-4 (1).
Last edited by bigMatt; 02-14-2006 at 12:42 AM.
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