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Article: McNeeley will fight McCall

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September 27, 1994
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On Friday afternoon, Peter McNeeley left his home in Medfield for the weekend after talking with his manager about a fight Oct. 8 at the Whitman Armory against someone named Butch Kelly. Today he will fly to New York to sign a contract to fight for the World Boxing Council heavyweight championship in December against newly crowned title-holder Oliver McCall. Things change quickly in the heavyweight division.

Just ask Lennox Lewis and Riddick Bowe.

They were supposed to rule the division for the foreseeable future after Bowe defeated undisputed champion Evander Holyfield two years ago and then gave up the WBC portion of the title in a dispute over boxing politics. Lewis immediately laid claim ...

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