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From the October 1898 issue of Mitt Slingers Magazine....Just days before the IBU is scheduled to release their monthly rankings the newswire reports two significant results which delay the release....At Mutual Street Arena in Toronto Sam Langford stops Sandy Ferguson with seconds left in the twelfth round to take the Canadian heavyweight championship...After two rounds Sam began to elude Ferguson's pole-like left jab and work the big man's body with wicked hooks that fans could hear up in the gallery....One explosive right in the ninth round cracked at least one of Sandy's ribs nearly bringing him to his knees....In the next inning a looping left hander split open the giant's left optic splattering the referee with blood...Ferguson landed a few solid blows to fend Langford off in the eleventh but caught a punch to the liver in the last round that dropped his guard leaving him open to three unanswered chopping blows to the neck and head that had him helpless in his own corner forcing the referee to intercede....At Sydney's Golden Gate Club Billy McColl likely put an end to the storied career of Bob Fitzsimmons with a knockout after five one-sided rounds in which the old warrior was repeatedly sent to the canvas....Many at ringside were calling to the referee to end the fight earlier but Fitzsimmons refused to quit on his stool and went out on his shield....At San Francisco Al Kaufman tells reporters he plans on defending his North American title belt against Cincinnati heavyweight Mike Schreck in November....