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Professional boxing
By JOHN C. COTEY
Published March 31, 2006
WHEN/WHERE: 7:30 tonight (doors open at 6:30); Ybor City Multi Fight Complex, Tampa.
TICKETS: $75 (VIP), $40 (reserved) and $25 (general admission), available through Ticketmaster. Call (813) 223-7788.
CARD: Former two-time WBC lightweight champion Stevie Johnston continues his comeback when he takes on replacement Roberto Carlos Ortega in the 10-round main event. Johnston's original opponent, Luis Ernesto Jose, reportedly suffered a cut in sparring and had to pull out. Ortega (18-16) has lost his past nine. Johnston (38-3-1, 17 knockouts) is fighting for the fourth time since an October fight ended a two-year absence. In a 12-round co-feature, Sherman Williams (27-10-2, 15 KOs) meets Adenilson Rodrigues (18-3, 14 KOs) for the vacant NBA Intercontinental heavyweight title.
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