Etienne Replaces Bowe On Saturday's Local Boxing Card
Former Champ Injures Shoulder
POSTED: 4:46 pm EST November 26,
2004
LOUISVILLE -- Former heavyweight boxing champion Riddick Bowe will not fight Saturday as scheduled.Bowe injured his left shoulder while training in Louisville this week, WLKY NewsChannel 32 reported. Bowe was supposed to fight in the main event of a seven-fight card Saturday, but now he'll be replaced by Clifford Etienne.Etienne's most memorable fight took place last year when he was knocked out by Mike Tyson in 49 seconds.
Local boxing promoter Chris Webb said Bowe expects to make a full recovery, and will continue to train here for a possible bout in January against an unnamed opponent.
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