Trevor Berbick - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Trevor Berbick was a Jamaica

Jamaica

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n-Canadian heavyweight

Heavyweight

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boxer

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who fought as a professional from 1976 until 2000. Berbick briefly held the WBC

World Boxing Council

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heavyweight championship in 1986 (after beating Pinklon Thomas via 12-round unanimous decision), before losing it to 20-year old Mike Tyson

Mike Tyson

Michael Gerard "Mike" Tyson is a retired American boxer. Tyson is a former undisputed heavyweight champion of the world and holds the record as the youngest boxer to win the WBC, WBA and IBF world heavyweight titles, he was 20 years, 4 months and 22 days old...

, via 2nd-round TKO. He was the last man to fight Muhammad Ali

Muhammad Ali

Muhammad Ali is an American former professional boxer, philanthropist and social activist...

, winning a 10-round unanimous decision in Nassau

Nassau, Bahamas

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, Bahamas

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on December 11, 1981.

Early life

He was born on August 1, 1954 in Norwich, Port Antonio

Port Antonio

Port Antonio is the capital of the parish of Portland on the northeastern coast of Jamaica, about 60 miles from Kingston. It had a population of 12,285 in 1982 and 13,246 in 1991...

, Jamaica. During interviews with the press, he claimed to have a vision from God

God

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at the age of 16.

Amateur career

At 21, Berbick represented his native Jamaica in the 1976 Summer Olympics

1976 Summer Olympics

The 1976 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event celebrated in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, in 1976. Montreal was awarded the rights to the 1976 Games on May 12, 1970, at the 69th IOC Session in Amsterdam, over the bids of Moscow and...

in Montreal

Montreal

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, Quebec

Quebec

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, Canada

Canada

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as a heavyweight boxer, despite having had only 11 prior amateur bouts. His lack of experience was plainly evident as he lost to the eventual silver medalist, Mircea Şimon

Mircea Simon

Mircea Şimon is a retired Romanian boxer. At the 1976 Summer Olympics he won the Heavyweight Silver medal for Romania.-Olympic results:*1st round bye*Defeated Trevor Berbick 5-0...

of Romania

Romania

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. However, he still displayed a lot of promise as a young heavyweight boxer. He lost a decision to future heavyweight champion Michael Dokes

Michael Dokes

Michael Marshall Dokes is a former American boxer in the heavyweight division, nicknamed "Dynamite."-Amateur career:...

in the Pan-Am semifinals.

Professional career

Berbick left Jamaica after the Olympics. He opted to stay in Canada and fight professionally out of Montreal

Montreal

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and Halifax

City of Halifax

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. He won his first 11 fights (10 by knockout) before suffering his first pro loss to another rising contender, Bernardo Mercado

Bernardo Mercado

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, on April 3, 1979. As an amateur, Berbick had soundly beaten Mercado. However, with 10 seconds remaining in the first round of their only professional meeting, Berbick walked into a punch and was knocked out cold. Nevertheless he remained in contention for the heavyweight title.

A 1980 upset of ex-champ John Tate

John Tate (boxer)

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(9th round KO) secured a title shot against Larry Holmes

Larry Holmes

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on April 11, 1981, but Berbick lost a 15-round unanimous decision. In his second fight after the loss, he beat 39-year-old Muhammad Ali

Muhammad Ali

Muhammad Ali is an American former professional boxer, philanthropist and social activist...

in the final fight of Ali's career.

In 1982 he beat undefeated prospect Greg Page

Greg Page (boxer)

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, and in 1984 he moved to Miramar, Florida

Miramar, Florida

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and signed with promoter Don King. Wins over undefeated Mitch "Blood" Green and David Bey

David Bey

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scored him another title fight, and he won the WBC

World Boxing Council

world heavyweight title by upsetting Pinklon Thomas

Pinklon Thomas

Pinklon Thomas is a retired heavyweight boxer and former WBC heavyweight champion whose trademark pink boxing trunks and a left jab were key distinguishing characteristics....

with an easy unanimous decision on March 22, 1986. However, his reign as champion would be brief.

On November 22, in his first defense of the title, he was knocked down twice in the second round by 20-year-old Mike Tyson

Mike Tyson

. Berbick got up from the first knockdown, but after the second he fell to the canvas three times while trying to get up, prompting referee Mills Lane

Mills Lane

Mills Bee Lane III is a retired boxing referee, a former boxer, was a two term Washoe County District Court Judge, and television personality...

to stop the fight, which gave Berbick a TKO loss. Again, he made boxing history—this time by being the man who Tyson defeated for his first heavyweight title, symbolically bridging the eras of Ali and Tyson, as fight commentator Barry Tompkins

Barry Tompkins

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said after the knockout: "And we have a new era in boxing!"

Mike Tyson tells YES Network's Michael Kay in a new CenterStage premiering May 26, 2010 that he wanted to exact revenge on champion Trevor Berbick during their 1986 title bout for the beating Berbick gave Muhammad Ali in Ali's last fight in 1981.

"I just thought he unmercifully beat the crap out of Ali," Tyson says. "I just thought that he didn't have to do that. This guy, Ali, was absolutely helpless. … Ali couldn't do nothing." Along with Larry Holmes, Berbick is one of only two men in professional boxing history to have fought both Muhammad Ali and Mike Tyson.

In 1991, he went to the UWFI in Japan

Japan

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to fight Nobuhiko Takada

Nobuhiko Takada

Nobuhiko Takada is a Japanese mixed martial arts fighter and professional wrestler. He is best known for helping to popularize shoot-style professional wrestling, as one of the biggest stars of the Universal Wrestling Federation and Union of Wrestling Force International in the '80s and '90s. He...

in a "boxer vs. wrestler" bout. Berbick claimed that he had been double-crossed and that he had expected the fight to be like American kickboxing

Kickboxing

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, but it turned out that the rules allowed Takada to kick Berbick below the belt. Berbick refused to mount any offense, instead repeatedly complaining to the referee as Takada kicked him repeatedly in the legs. Takada claimed victory by default when Berbick exited the ring.

Afterwards, his career deteriorated further. He eventually fought his last bout in 2000 against Canadian journeyman Shane Sutcliffe

Shane Sutcliffe

Shane Sutcliffe is a former Canadian boxing champion. He is referred to as "Kid Thunder" by his fans.-Career:Sutcliffe was born in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada and raised in Regina, Saskatchewan, before moving to Nanaimo, British Columbia at the age of 12.After winning 22 "Toughman...

, winning a 12-round unanimous decision. Afterwards, a CAT scan revealed a blood clot in his brain and his boxing license was revoked. His final professional record was 49 wins (33 by knockout), 12 losses, and 1 draw.

Outside the ring

Berbick was a preacher at the Moments of Miracles Pentecostal church in Las Vegas.

Troubles with the law

Berbick was arrested on a number of occasions throughout his life and was sentenced in Florida to 5 years in prison for sexually assaulting his children's babysitter in 1992. He served 15 months. In 1997, he violated his parole and was deported from the United States

United States

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Feud with Larry Holmes

Berbick had a well-publicized feud with Larry Holmes, whom he fought in 1981. Their feud culminated in a public brawl in 1991 which was caught on tape. Holmes landed a flying drop kick on Berbick off the hood of a car while Berbick was being escorted from the scene by police; Berbick was complaining about being kicked and punched by Larry Holmes moments before a camera caught Holmes fly kicking Berbick.http://www.globesports.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20061030.wberbickbrunt30/GSStory/GlobeSportsOther.

Retirement

He retired in Florida

Florida

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to be with his wife and three children (he had three children with his first wife in Montreal) and started to train boxers at Kenny Barrett's Gym in Tamarac

Tamarac, Florida

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, Florida

Florida

. Berbick's problems escalated. He was again deported from the U.S. on December 2, 2002.

Murder

On October 28, 2006, he was murdered at a church in Norwich

Norwich

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, Jamaica

Jamaica

by an assailant wielding a 2 inches (50.8 mm) steel pipe. He suffered multiple blows to the head and died at the scene.

Police arrested two men, one of whom was Berbick's 20-year-old nephew Harold Berbick, in connection with the murder. They were interrogated at the Port Antonio police station in Portland as of early in the morning of October 29. Local residents indicated that the suspect was involved in a land dispute with Berbick. On November 3 it was reported that Berbick's nephew, 20-year-old Harold Berbick, and an unidentified 18-year-old man had been charged with his murder by Jamaican police. On December 20, 2007, Harold Berbick was found guilty of the murder of his uncle. His alleged accomplice, Kenton Gordon, was found guilty of manslaughter. Both were sentenced on January 11, 2008.
Harold Berbick was sentenced to life in prison; Kenton Gordon was sentenced to fourteen years in prison.

He had three sons who live in Halifax, Nova Scotia: Quinn, Jamaal and Shawn.

Professional boxing record

Shane Sutcliffe

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Slave Lake

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Convention Centre

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, Atlantic City

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, United States

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Music Fair

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Diplomat Hotel, Hollywood

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The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

Mike Tyson

|TKO
|2
|22/11/1986
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Hilton Hotel

Las Vegas Hilton

, Las Vegas

Las Vegas, Nevada

, Nevada

Nevada

, United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

Pinklon Thomas

Pinklon Thomas is a retired heavyweight boxer and former WBC heavyweight champion whose trademark pink boxing trunks and a left jab were key distinguishing characteristics....

|UD
|12
|22/03/1986
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Riviera Hotel & Casino

Riviera (hotel and casino)

The Riviera is a hotel and casino located on the Las Vegas Strip in Winchester, Nevada. The hotel has over 2,100 rooms, many located in a 23-story tower. The casino has of gaming space.-History:...

, Las Vegas

Las Vegas, Nevada

, Nevada

Nevada

, United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

Mike Perkins
|TKO
|10
|17/01/1986
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The Omni

Omni Coliseum

The Omni Coliseum, usually called The Omni, from the Latin for "all," or "every," was an indoor arena, located in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. Completed in 1972, the arena seated 16,378, for basketball and 15,278, for ice hockey...

, Atlanta

Atlanta, Georgia

Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in...

, Georgia (U.S. state)

Georgia (U.S. state)

Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...

, United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

Mitch Green
|UD
|12
|10/08/1985
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Riviera Hotel & Casino

Riviera (hotel and casino)

The Riviera is a hotel and casino located on the Las Vegas Strip in Winchester, Nevada. The hotel has over 2,100 rooms, many located in a 23-story tower. The casino has of gaming space.-History:...

, Las Vegas

Las Vegas, Nevada

, Nevada

Nevada

, United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

David Bey

David Bey is a former USBA heavyweight champion who challenged the legendary Larry Holmes for the world title in 1985....

|TKO
|11
|15/06/1985
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Riviera Hotel & Casino

Riviera (hotel and casino)

The Riviera is a hotel and casino located on the Las Vegas Strip in Winchester, Nevada. The hotel has over 2,100 rooms, many located in a 23-story tower. The casino has of gaming space.-History:...

, Las Vegas

Las Vegas, Nevada

, Nevada

Nevada

, United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

Walter Santemore
|UD
|10
|28/11/1984
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Harrah's Marina Hotel Casino

Harrah's Atlantic City

Harrah's Resort Atlantic City is a hotel and casino, located in the marina district of Atlantic City, New Jersey, and is Harrah's flagship casino.The casino is one of three in the marina district of the city, along with the Borgata and the Golden Nugget...

, Atlantic City

Atlantic City, New Jersey

, New Jersey

New Jersey

, United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

Andros Ernie Barr
|TKO
|4
|01/09/1984
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Nassau

Nassau, Bahamas

Nassau is the capital, largest city, and commercial centre of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas. The city has a population of 248,948 , 70 percent of the entire population of The Bahamas...

Mark Lee
|PTS
|10
|13/03/1984
|align=left|

Empire Pool

Wembley Arena

Wembley Arena is an indoor arena, at Wembley, in the London Borough of Brent. The building is opposite Wembley Stadium.-History:...

, Wembley

Wembley

Wembley is an area of northwest London, England, and part of the London Borough of Brent. It is home to the famous Wembley Stadium and Wembley Arena...

, London

London

London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...

, United Kingdom

United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...

Mike Cohen
|TKO
|4
|19/02/1984
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Hyatt Regency

Hyatt

Hyatt Hotels Corporation , is an international operator of hotels.Hyatt Center is the headquarters for Hyatt corporation...

, Tampa

Tampa, Florida

Tampa is a city in the U.S. state of Florida. It serves as the county seat for Hillsborough County. Tampa is located on the west coast of Florida. The population of Tampa in 2010 was 335,709....

, Florida

Florida

, United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

Ken Lakusta
|TKO
|10
|09/09/1983
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Edmonton

, Alberta

Alberta

Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...

, Canada

Canada

S. T. Gordon

ST Gordon was an American professional boxer who won the World Boxing Council cruiserweight title in 1982.-Professional career:...

|UD
|10
|28/05/1983
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Showboat Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas

Las Vegas, Nevada

, Nevada

Nevada

, United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

Renaldo Snipes

Renaldo Snipes, born Reenaold Snipes on August 15, 1956 in Houston, Texas, is an accomplished American boxer, best known for his title championship bout with Larry Holmes.-Amateur career:...

|PTS
|10
|02/10/1982
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Sands Casino Hotel

Sands Atlantic City

The Sands Casino Hotel was a casino and hotel that operated from August 31, 1980 until November 11, 2006 in Atlantic City, New Jersey. It was formerly known as the Brighton Hotel & Casino. It consisted of a 21-story hotel tower with 532 rooms and a 5-story podium housing the casino and various...

, Atlantic City

Atlantic City, New Jersey

, New Jersey

New Jersey

, United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

Greg Page

Greg Page (boxer)

Greg Page was a boxer from Louisville, Kentucky. He was the World Boxing Association Heavyweight Champion from 1984 to 1985...

|UD
|10
|11/06/1982
|align=left|

Caesars Palace

Caesars Palace is a luxury hotel and casino located on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada, an unincorporated township in Clark County, Nevada, United States in the Las Vegas metropolitan area. Caesars Palace is owned and operated by Caesars Entertainment Corp....

, Las Vegas

Las Vegas, Nevada

, Nevada

Nevada

, United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

Gordon Racette
|TKO
|11
|05/03/1982
|align=left|

Nanaimo, British Columbia

British Columbia

British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...

, Canada

Canada

Muhammad Ali

Muhammad Ali is an American former professional boxer, philanthropist and social activist...

|UD
|10
|11/12/1981
|align=left|

Queen Elizabeth Sports Centre

Thomas Robinson Stadium

Thomas Robinson Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Nassau, Bahamas. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium currently has a capacity of 9,100 people, but is currently being rebuilt to hold 23,000 people....

, Nassau

Nassau, Bahamas

Nassau is the capital, largest city, and commercial centre of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas. The city has a population of 248,948 , 70 percent of the entire population of The Bahamas...

Conroy Nelson
|KO
|2
|21/07/1981
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Halifax Metro Centre

The Halifax Metro Centre was built in 1978, in downtown Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. The building is next to the World Trade and Convention Centre, at the foot of Citadel Hill. It is the largest arena in Halifax. It originally featured a full ring of bright orange seats around the playing surface,...

, Halifax, Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia

, Canada

Canada

Larry Holmes

Larry Holmes is a former professional boxer. He grew up in Easton, Pennsylvania, which gave birth to his boxing nickname, The Easton Assassin....

|UD
|15
|11/04/1981
|align=left|

Caesars Palace

, Las Vegas

Las Vegas, Nevada

, Nevada

Nevada

, United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

Chuck Gardner
|TKO
|3
|31/01/1981
|align=left|

Kingston

Kingston, Jamaica

Kingston is the capital and largest city of Jamaica, located on the southeastern coast of the island. It faces a natural harbour protected by the Palisadoes, a long sand spit which connects the town of Port Royal and the Norman Manley International Airport to the rest of the island...

, Jamaica

Jamaica

Chuck Findlay
|KO
|1
|11/11/1980
|align=left|

Halifax Metro Centre

, Halifax, Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia

, Canada

Canada

Ron Rouselle
|KO
|1
|27/08/1980
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Edmonton

, Alberta

Alberta

Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...

, Canada

Canada

John Tate
|KO
|9
|20/06/1980
|align=left|

Olympic Stadium

Olympic Stadium (Montreal)

The Olympic Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in the Hochelaga-Maisonneuve district of Montreal, Quebec, Canada built as the main venue for the 1976 Summer Olympics...

, Montreal

Montreal

Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...

, Quebec

Quebec

, Canada

Canada

Johnny Warr
|SD
|10
|11/03/1980
|align=left|

Halifax Metro Centre

, Halifax, Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia

, Canada

Canada

Ngozika Ekwelum
|KO
|5
|11/12/1979
|align=left|

Halifax Metro Centre

, Halifax, Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia

, Canada

Canada

Leroy Caldwell
|PTS
|10
|14/06/1979
|align=left|

Convention Centre

Winnipeg Convention Centre

The Winnipeg Convention Centre is a major meeting and convention facility located in downtown Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.The publicly-owned facility was built in 1975, and was among the first such facilities built in Canada...

, Winnipeg

Winnipeg

Winnipeg is the capital and largest city of Manitoba, Canada, and is the primary municipality of the Winnipeg Capital Region, with more than half of Manitoba's population. It is located near the longitudinal centre of North America, at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers .The name...

, Manitoba

Manitoba

Manitoba is a Canadian prairie province with an area of . The province has over 110,000 lakes and has a largely continental climate because of its flat topography. Agriculture, mostly concentrated in the fertile southern and western parts of the province, is vital to the province's economy; other...

, Canada

Canada

Earl McLeay
|TKO
|7
|26/05/1979
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Glace Bay

Glace Bay, Nova Scotia

Glace Bay is a community in the eastern part of the Cape Breton Regional Municipality in Nova Scotia, Canada. It forms part of the general area referred to as Industrial Cape Breton....

, Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia

, Canada

Canada

Bernardo Mercado

|KO
|1
|03/04/1979
|align=left|

Halifax Metro Centre

, Halifax, Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia

, Canada

Canada

Greg Sorrentino
|TKO
|1
|08/10/1978
|align=left|

Halifax Metro Centre

, Halifax, Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia

, Canada

Canada

Gregory Johnson
|KO
|4
|12/09/1978
|align=left|

Halifax Metro Centre

, Halifax, Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia

, Canada

Canada

Tony Moore
|TKO
|6
|01/08/1978
|align=left|

Halifax Metro Centre

, Halifax, Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia

, Canada

Canada

Horst Geisler
|KO
|1
|28/06/1978
|align=left|

Halifax Metro Centre

, Halifax, Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia

, Canada

Canada

Eugene Green
|UD
|10
|08/12/1977
|align=left|

Halifax, Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia

, Canada

Canada

Eddie Owens
|TKO
|5
|08/09/1977
|align=left|

Halifax Metro Centre

, Halifax, Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia

, Canada

Canada

Willie Moore
|KO
|4
|18/08/1977
|align=left|

Halifax, Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia

, Canada

Canada

Joe Maye
|TKO
|7
|25/01/1977
|align=left|

Halifax Metro Centre

, Halifax, Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia

, Canada

Canada

Michael (Ace) Lucas
|TKO
|2
|09/01/1977
|align=left|

New Glasgow

New Glasgow, Nova Scotia

New Glasgow is a town in Pictou County, in the province of Nova Scotia, Canada. It is situated on the banks of the East River of Pictou, which flows into Pictou Harbour, a sub-basin of the Northumberland Strait....

, Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia

, Canada

Canada

Bobby Halpern
|TKO
|3
|23/11/1977
|align=left|

Halifax Metro Centre

, Halifax, Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia

, Canada

Canada

Wayne Martin
|TKO
|5
|27/09/1977
|align=left|

Shediac

Shediac, New Brunswick

Shediac is a Canadian town in Westmorland County, New Brunswick.Situated on Shediac Bay, a sub-basin of the Northumberland Strait, the town calls itself the "Lobster Capital of the World" and hosts an annual festival every July which promotes its ties to lobster fishing; the largest lobster...

, New Brunswick

New Brunswick

New Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the only province in the federation that is constitutionally bilingual . The provincial capital is Fredericton and Saint John is the most populous city. Greater Moncton is the largest Census Metropolitan Area...

, Canada

Canada

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