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	Vince Bagnato was the first president of the [[Canadian Professional Boxing Council]], established in 1976. Bagnato crowned the organization's first heavyweight champion [[Paul Nielsen]] of Toronto, Ontario, during the group's initial year of activity. Bagnato started the organzation to find a replacement champion for [[Canadian Boxing Federation]] titlist [[George Chuvalo]], who by 1976 hadn't defended his Canadian title in over four years. After naming Nielsen the CPBC champion, it was Bagnato and the CBF reached a title unification agreement that would see Chuvalo and Nilson square off in October of 1978. Tragically, Nielsen died in a car accident two months prior to the fight.		Vince Bagnato was the first president of the [[Canadian Professional Boxing Council]], established in 1976. Bagnato crowned the organization's first heavyweight champion [[Paul Nielsen]] of Toronto, Ontario, during the group's initial year of activity. Bagnato started the organzation to find a replacement champion for [[Canadian Boxing Federation]] titlist [[George Chuvalo]], who by 1976 hadn't defended his Canadian title in over four years. After naming Nielsen the CPBC champion, it was Bagnato and the CBF reached a title unification agreement that would see Chuvalo and Nilson square off in October of 1978. Tragically, Nielsen died in a car accident two months prior to the fight.

	Despite founding a rival organization, Bagnato always strove for reconciliation with the CBF. Following Nielsen's death in 1978, Bagnato stated: "I doesn't do boxing any good to have two different champions, especially in the heavyweight division, because as the heavyweight division goes so goes boxing."		Despite founding a rival organization, Bagnato always strove for reconciliation with the CBF. Following Nielsen's death in 1978, Bagnato stated: "It doesn't do boxing any good to have two different champions, especially in the heavyweight division, because as the heavyweight division goes so goes boxing."

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	Vince Bagnato was the first president of the [[Canadian Professional Boxing Council]], established in 1976. Bagnato crowned the organization's first heavyweight champion [[Paul ~~Nilson~~]] of Toronto, Ontario, during the group's initial year of activity. Bagnato started the organzation to find a replacement champion for [[Canadian Boxing Federation]] titlist [[George Chuvalo]], who by 1976 hadn't defended his Canadian title in over four years. After naming ~~Nilson~~ the CPBC champion, it was Bagnato and the CBF reached a title unification agreement that would see Chuvalo and Nilson square off in October of 1978. Tragically, ~~Nilson~~ died in a car accident two months prior to the fight.		Vince Bagnato was the first president of the [[Canadian Professional Boxing Council]], established in 1976. Bagnato crowned the organization's first heavyweight champion [[Paul Nielsen]] of Toronto, Ontario, during the group's initial year of activity. Bagnato started the organzation to find a replacement champion for [[Canadian Boxing Federation]] titlist [[George Chuvalo]], who by 1976 hadn't defended his Canadian title in over four years. After naming Nielsen the CPBC champion, it was Bagnato and the CBF reached a title unification agreement that would see Chuvalo and Nilson square off in October of 1978. Tragically, Nielsen died in a car accident two months prior to the fight.

	Despite founding a rival organization, Bagnato always strove for reconciliation with the CBF. Following ~~Nilson~~'s death in 1978, Bagnato stated: "I doesn't do boxing any good to have two different champions, especially in the heavyweight division, because as the heavyweight division goes so goes boxing."		Despite founding a rival organization, Bagnato always strove for reconciliation with the CBF. Following Nielsen's death in 1978, Bagnato stated: "I doesn't do boxing any good to have two different champions, especially in the heavyweight division, because as the heavyweight division goes so goes boxing."

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==CPBC President==

Vince Bagnato was the first president of the [[Canadian Professional Boxing Council]], established in 1976. Bagnato crowned the organization's first heavyweight champion [[Paul Nilson]] of Toronto, Ontario, during the group's initial year of activity. Bagnato started the organzation to find a replacement champion for [[Canadian Boxing Federation]] titlist [[George Chuvalo]], who by 1976 hadn't defended his Canadian title in over four years. After naming Nilson the CPBC champion, it was Bagnato and the CBF reached a title unification agreement that would see Chuvalo and Nilson square off in October of 1978. Tragically, Nilson died in a car accident two months prior to the fight.

Despite founding a rival organization, Bagnato always strove for reconciliation with the CBF. Following Nilson's death in 1978, Bagnato stated: "I doesn't do boxing any good to have two different champions, especially in the heavyweight division, because as the heavyweight division goes so goes boxing."