Newsmaker/ Paul Spadafora-- Now an admitted addict, former
boxing ... (DEC 27) Paul Spadafora
went from rags to riches and then blew it all away. The former world
lightweight boxing champion from McKees Rocks sits in jail this morning, a
convicted felon who at last admits he is addicted to cocaine and alcohol.
Spadafora, 29, has two goals now that he has hit bottom..... Copyrighted
Story on Pittsburgh Post Gazette, PA
Supreme Court to re-hear case on brain-damaged boxer (DEC 7)JEFFERSON CITY,
Mo. - Nearly six years have passed since Mexican boxer Fernando Ibarra
suffered a brain-damaging knockout during a televised fight at a St. Louis
hotel. Now, in an unusual move, the Missouri Supreme Court wants to hear
more arguments on whether Ibarra is entitled to a $13.7 million court
judgment against the hotel, or the whether the former boxer should lose
again - on a technical decision - because of the..Copyrighted story on San
Jose Mercury News
Colombia's Meza dies after being knocked out in the ring (DEC 7) Colombian boxer
Carlos Meza died Tuesday, four days after being knocked out in the ring,
according to boxing officials. "Unfortunately, Meza has died," said Miguel
Prado, president of Panama's Boxing Commission. ..Copyrighted story on
San Francisco Chronicle
