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Paul Spadafora arrested
Associated Press
PITTSBURGH -- Paul Spadafora, the former International Boxing Federation lightweight champion, has been arrested on su****ion of drunken driving near Pittsburgh.
Jefferson Hills police said in a news release Friday that the 36-year-old boxer from McKees Rocks was stopped for driving 66 mph in a 40 mph zone Thursday night. Police say he appeared to be drunk and failed field sobriety tests.
He was arrested and then released to the custody of a friend. Police will mail him a summons for driving under the influence.
Spadafora's Erie-based promoter, Michael Acri, did not immediately return a message. Online court records did not list an attorney for Spadafora.
Spadafora is undefeated in more than 40 fights and had been mounting a comeback since his release from prison in April 2006 for shooting his ex-girlfriend in 2003.
Copyright 2011 by The Associated Press
Paul Spadafora arrested
Associated Press
PITTSBURGH -- Paul Spadafora, the former International Boxing Federation lightweight champion, has been arrested on su****ion of drunken driving near Pittsburgh.
Jefferson Hills police said in a news release Friday that the 36-year-old boxer from McKees Rocks was stopped for driving 66 mph in a 40 mph zone Thursday night. Police say he appeared to be drunk and failed field sobriety tests.
He was arrested and then released to the custody of a friend. Police will mail him a summons for driving under the influence.
Spadafora's Erie-based promoter, Michael Acri, did not immediately return a message. Online court records did not list an attorney for Spadafora.
Spadafora is undefeated in more than 40 fights and had been mounting a comeback since his release from prison in April 2006 for shooting his ex-girlfriend in 2003.
Copyright 2011 by The Associated Press