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Light Heavyweight Rayco “War” Saunders (15-8-2, 7 KO’s) is the kind of fighter who backs up the hype and always comes to battle. Boxing today is filled with plenty of pretty boys, he says, but Rayco rises above those protected ranks to stand as a symbol of perseverance in a game that is riddled with bad politics and poor judgment.
40-year-old Light Heavyweight Reggie Johnson (43-7-1, 25 KO’s) has been in with the best before, and he’s got plenty to be proud of having won two world titles - but it’s still not enough. He’s aiming for world title number three in his latest surge back into the sport after taking a few years off. He knows reaching that goal will put him in the hall of fame, where he’ll join an elite list of the world’s best. Like many other fighters in boxing these days, age is just a number to Johnson, and a quick look around his division reveals he’s not the only contender over 35-years-old.