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| CLINTON WOODS IBF SHOT !! |
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Clinton Woods vs Tavoris Cloud - IBF Shot Dawson's decision bumps Woods up to second in the IBF rankings and the Sheffield boxer will fight the top-ranking Tavoris Cloud later this year, possibly in September. Woods's promoter, Dennis Hobson, said his client's defeat of Elvir Muriqi in New Jersey in February had "paid off", providing the 37-year-old with an opportunity to regain the belt he lost to Antonio Tarver on a unanimous decision 13 months ago. "Hopefully Clinton will do the business this time whether it's here or in the States and he rightfully regains his title," Hobson told BBC Radio Sheffield. "We don't know where it's going to be yet, I spoke to Tavoris Cloud's people and we get on very well, but it is business and we will both be trying to get the best deal for our man."The promoter said the fight would be sooner rather than later: "August is a dead month in boxing and there is not a lot going off so I think September time, but the IBF will want to get it turned around in the short term." The IBF angered Dawson by insisting he defend the title he won from and successfully retained against Carver with a fight against the relatively unknown Cloud, whose 19?0 record belies a fighter with little big-fight pedigree. Dawson's promoter, Gary Shaw, returned the belt to the IBF after they refused to grant the fighter an exception to fight Glen Johnson, a far more lucrative opponent. "How does someone like Tavoris Cloud become a mandatory challenger?" asked Shaw. "He may be a great guy. I have nothing against him but how does someone like that become the No1 contender?" Copyright Guardian Newspapers Limited 2009 |
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