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What do Hector Roca, Floyd Mayweather Sr., Cornelius Boza-Edwards, Lennox Blackmore, Michael Bennett and Glen Johnson have in common? They will all be working the corners of women boxers on March 26 in Laughlin, Nevada.
It will be the second show in the “A Ring Of Their Own” series, and judging from the talent in the corners, the much sought after acceptance by women pugilists has arrived. Roca has received acclaim recently from the oddest of places, Hollywood. He trained Hillary Swank for her Oscar winning role in “Million Dollar Baby,” and of course has trained many world champions on the mens’ side of the sport. Now he brings in Alicia Ashley, a 10-3 New York bantamweight to take on Elena Reid who hasn’t lost in 20 fights. Staring at him in the opposite corner with Reid will be former world champion and respected trainer Cornelius Boza-Edwards.
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It will be the second show in the “A Ring Of Their Own” series, and judging from the talent in the corners, the much sought after acceptance by women pugilists has arrived. Roca has received acclaim recently from the oddest of places, Hollywood. He trained Hillary Swank for her Oscar winning role in “Million Dollar Baby,” and of course has trained many world champions on the mens’ side of the sport. Now he brings in Alicia Ashley, a 10-3 New York bantamweight to take on Elena Reid who hasn’t lost in 20 fights. Staring at him in the opposite corner with Reid will be former world champion and respected trainer Cornelius Boza-Edwards.
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