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Super featherweight · Controversy · First reported: 10 Sept, 18:32 · World Boxing News

Boxer Feared He'd Be Killed Before Armed Men Torched the Ring

Juan Manuel "La Sombra" Córdoba says he feared he and his trainer could be killed if he entered the ring determined to defeat Miguel Berchelt before armed men stormed the Noche Suprema venue and set the boxing ring on fire.

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Boxer Feared He'd Be Killed Before Armed Men Torched the Ring
World Boxing News · GB · polemical · first reported

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10 Sept · 18:32
World Boxing News: Boxer Feared He'd Be Killed Before Armed Men Torched the Ring
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