Paul Burke vs. Felix Bwalya - Revision history

Reenthelawman at 17:04, 20 October 2019

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	before=[[Bernard Paul vs. Paul Burke (1st meeting)\|Paul vs. Burke I]]\|		before=[[Bernard Paul vs. Paul Burke (1st meeting)\|Paul vs. Burke I]]\|
	title=[[Commonwealth Light Welterweight Title Fights\|Commonwealth Light Welterweight Title Fight]]<br># 41\|		title=[[Commonwealth Light Welterweight Title Fights\|Commonwealth Light Welterweight Title Fight]]<br># 42\|
	after=[[Paul Burke vs. Eamonn Magee (1st meeting)\|Burke vs. Magee I]]\|		after=[[Paul Burke vs. Eamonn Magee (1st meeting)\|Burke vs. Magee I]]\|
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Reenthelawman at 05:05, 19 June 2019

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 <fight>51192</fight>
-* According to ''[[Boxing Monthly]]'', June 1998, p. 39, a videotape of the bout "categorically confirms" that Burke scored a knockout of Bwalya 66 seconds into the final round, and that Burke did not land the knockout blows after the final bell as local officials had ruled.  The Commonwealth Council, it was further reported, decided that Burke would receive the champion's share of the purse in any future bout to fill the vacant title, but declined to overturn the decision.
+*'''[[Commonwealth Boxing Council]] (British Empire) Light Welterweight Title''' (1st defense of Burke)
-* Bwalya fell into a coma and died shortly after this bout.  Burke's trainer [[Billy_Graham_(Trainer)|Billy Graham]] was quoted in the above-referenced article as saying that he and Burke had seen Bwalya at breakfast the morning after the bout and that Bwalya had appeared "fine" then, and that he and Burke did not learn of Bwalya's death until Christmas Eve, eleven days after the fight.
+==Notes==

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	* Bwalya fell into a coma and died shortly after this bout. Burke's trainer [[Billy_Graham_(Trainer)\|Billy Graham]] was quoted in the above-referenced article as saying that he and Burke had seen Bwalya at breakfast the morning after the bout and that Bwalya had appeared "fine" then, and that he and Burke did not learn of Bwalya's death until Christmas Eve, eleven days after the fight.		* Bwalya fell into a coma and died shortly after this bout. Burke's trainer [[Billy_Graham_(Trainer)\|Billy Graham]] was quoted in the above-referenced article as saying that he and Burke had seen Bwalya at breakfast the morning after the bout and that Bwalya had appeared "fine" then, and that he and Burke did not learn of Bwalya's death until Christmas Eve, eleven days after the fight.

	~~[[Category:1997 Bouts\|Burke, Paul vs. Felix Bwalya]]~~

Super Human Power: Fight:51192 moved to Paul Burke vs. Felix Bwalya

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Fight:51192 moved to Paul Burke vs. Felix Bwalya

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Super Human Power at 17:57, 8 October 2006

2006-10-08T17:57:36Z

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<fight>51192</fight>

* According to ''[[Boxing Monthly]]'', June 1998, p. 39, a videotape of the bout "categorically confirms" that Burke scored a knockout of Bwalya 66 seconds into the final round, and that Burke did not land the knockout blows after the final bell as local officials had ruled. The Commonwealth Council, it was further reported, decided that Burke would receive the champion's share of the purse in any future bout to fill the vacant title, but declined to overturn the decision.

* Bwalya fell into a coma and died shortly after this bout. Burke's trainer [[Billy_Graham_(Trainer)|Billy Graham]] was quoted in the above-referenced article as saying that he and Burke had seen Bwalya at breakfast the morning after the bout and that Bwalya had appeared "fine" then, and that he and Burke did not learn of Bwalya's death until Christmas Eve, eleven days after the fight.

[[Category:1997 Bouts|Burke, Paul vs. Felix Bwalya]]