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2 SUNRISE THE TAMPA TRIBUNE' Friday. October 24, 1 986 7-C After Hearns moves upMugabi should move in for title I David Alfonso Boxing Mugabi is ranked No. 1 by the WBC. Hearns. It was a terrific fight, but Mugabi ran out of gas and was stopped In the 11th round.

1 The loss to Hagler was the first for the 26-year-old Mugabl after he had run off 26 straight knockouts, including seven in Tampa, where he has had a home for two years. Thomas, a stablemate of Hearns at the Kronk Gym in Detroit, has a 27-1 record with 19 knockouts. Thomas has a reputation as a quite capable boxer with a fair punch. He has been the United State Boxing Association 154-pound champ since 1983. His last fight, and USBA title defense, was three months ago when he scored a second-round KO over Tony Ojo.

In his only other fight this year, Thomas won a 10-round decision over Lopez McGee in January. Thomas' only career loss was in 1982 when Buster Drayton stopped him in six rounds. "I've been working on this fight for John ever since he lost to Hagler," said manager Mickey Duff, who is in Aruba attending the WBC convention. "Hearns has finally been forced to give up his title. He did not want to fight Mugabi he's never fought the No.

1 contender and should have been stripped of it long ago." Mugabi and Hearns were to have fought about 18 months ago, but Mugabi stepped aside (for a payment of about $150,000) to clear the way for Hearns to fight Hagler early last year. Mugabi had a long stay in his native Uganda -after the Hagler fight. He recently spent about While the fight will not have the glitter of his last outing, John "The Beast" Mugabl stands an excellent chance of coming out a champion. Nine months after falling to unseat middleweight champ Marvin Hagler, Mugabl will take on Duane Thomas for the vacated World Boxing Council super-welterweight (154 pounds) title Dec. 5 at Caesars Palace In Las Vegas.

Thomas Hearns has been the WBC 154-pound champ, but he Is moving up in weight, officially. Hearns has held the WBC super-welter title since December 1982, when he won a decision over Wilfred Benitez, but he has not defended It since September 1984 also the last time he fought at 154 pounds. Hearns never defended the title against a No. 1 contender but was nonetheless allowed to keep it by the WBC Mugabi is ranked No. 1 by the WBC, Thomas No.

2. The Dec. 5 bout, a Friday night, is set for 12 rounds in the Caesars Sports Pavllllon, which seats about 4,000. Ticket prices range from $25 to $200. Mugabi is getting $200,000 for the fight, which Is being promoted by Bob Arum (Top Rank) and will be televised live by Showtime.

On the same card, Jimmy Paul will defend his IBF lightweight title against Greg Haugen. Mugabl last fought March 10, when he went after Marvin Hagler's middleweight title at Caesars Palace on a closed-circuit show that also included the "Muhammad All National Boxing Tournament," which is new but loaded with potential. The tournament to which All Is lending his name he will also be a consultant and make tournament appearances, according to an Alessi press release is designed as a vehicle for up-and-coming young fighters, unknowns who have talent and are on the verge of becoming legitimate contenders. The tournament will start with eight boxers In each of 10 weight divisions, broken down Into an East and West Region. A rgnter would have to win three fights to be the champ.

First-round fights will be eight rounds, the semifinals 10 rcunds and the the East vs. West title bouts will be scheduled for 12 rounds. A time frame of four months is planned to complete the tournament, once it starts Guidelines for entrants Include a minimum of 10 fights and no more than 25. Fighters who have been ranked by the WBA, WBC or IBF are not eligible. Brad Jacobs of Alessi Promotions will take applications and qualifying applicants will then be voted on by 20 boxing writers around the country to determine the eight fighters in each weight division that start the tournament.

Competitors in the first round will receive $1,500. Regional finalist will get $2,500. The tournament champs get $10,000 and runnerups will get $5,000. The International Boxing Federation has also agreed to rank each champ in Its Top 5. David Alfonso covers boxing for the Tribune.

three weeks training In Tampa at the Challenger Gym before going to Palm Springs, Calif. He will remain in Palm Springs until about a week before the Dec. 5 Las Vegas fight, Duff said. "The climate is ideal in Palm Springs," said Duff, who sent Mugabi to Arizona to train before the Hagler fight. "John will return to Tampa immediately after the fight and I expect him to return as the WBC champion." Duff said Mugabi is currently weighing about 166 pounds.

"He's got seven weeks to go before the fight He'll be in excellent shape," Duff said. Mugabi was weighing about 180 when he returned from Uganda. "John's attitude is excellent, much better than before the Hagler fight at this stage," said Duff. Mugabi is being trained in Palm Springs by Jimmy Williams of Tampa and Gerald Hayes, a former lightweight contender. All and AlessL Alessi Promotions is directing i Hearns was the 154-pound champ.

Flyers snap Penguin win streak Standings WALES CONFERENCE Patrick Division Pts OF OA Hm Aw Pro Hockey 42 28 27 29 27 23 14 12 8 6 5 5 29 5-0-0 2-1-0 11 4-0-0 2-0-0 29 3-1-0 1-2-0 31 1-2-1 1-1-1 36 0-2-0 2-2-1 20 2-1-0 0-2-1 Dlv 3-1-0 2-0-0 1-2-0 1-3-1 1- 3-0 2- 1-1 Dlv 0- 0-0 1- 0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-0 Pittsburgh Philadelphia New Jersey NY Rangers Washington NY Islanders Adams Division Quebec Boston Montreal Buffalo Hartford 7 6 4 2 2 2 4 4 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 2 0 1 2 1 Pis OF OA Hm Aw game to close the scoring. Philadelphia goalie Bob Froese, who stopped 29 shots, improved to 1541 against Pittsburgh in his career. The Flyers have won 23 straight against the Penguins at the Spectrum dating back to 1974. 10 8 7 4 3 37 26 27 20 15 22 1-1-2 3-1-0 22 1-1-0 3-3-0 27 2-2-0 1-1-1 25 0-2-1 1-2-1 22 1-1-1 0-1-0 Brandon avoids scare by PC Tribune Staff Halloween came early for the Brandon High School volleyball team. Thursday night was Fright Night.

The Eagles managed to win a seventh-straight Western Conference title and end the regular season unbeaten, but not before they survived a major scare. They dropped their first game of the season to the Plant City Raiders before coming back to win the match 15-5, 9-15, 15-4. The Eagles, 12-0 in the conference, also defeated tri-match host Hillsborough (5-7) 15-2, 15-8. 1 i-i i i i-f CAMPBELL CONFERENCE 3 3 2 2 1 2 1 1 0 1 Pts 8 7 5 4 3 Norris Division Toronto Minnesota St. Louis Detroit Chicago the point by defenseman Bruce Driver between the legs of Kings' goalie Roland Melanson at 6:46 of the final period to give New Jersey a 3-2 lead.

Greg Adams extended the margin to 4-2 about six minutes later, picking up a loose puck in the Kings' zone and beating Melanson with a 40-foot shot to the stick side. i It wis a goal the Devils needed as rookie Luc Robitaille tallied his sixth goal of the year with 2:52 to play to bring Los Angeles within 4-3. However, Verbeek scored Into an empty let with less than a minute to play to close out the scoring. The Kings, who converted One of seven power-play opportunities, rallied from one-goal deficits in each of the first two periods with Morris Lukowich tying the game 2-2 at 3:04 of the middle session with the Devils two men short. It was his first goal of the season.

The Devils opened a 2-1 lead after the first period on goals by Verbeek and Aaron Broten. Verbeek scored his fifth of the year by firing a 20-foot shot past Melanson to cap a 2-on-l break with Broten about four minutes into the game. Gary Galley tied the score three minutes later beating Devils' net-minder Alain Chevrier with a 25-foot Tribune Wires PHILADELPHIA And then there was one Tim Kerr scored a power-play goal and Ilkka Sinisalo added a short-handed score Thursday night, lifting the Philadelphia Flyers to a 5-3 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins In a battle of the NHL's last remaining undefeated teams. The victory improved Philadelphia's record to 6-0 while Pittsburgh fell to 7-1. The two teams meet again Saturday night In Pittsburgh.

"We've got to play them Saturday night in Pittsburgh, and I'm sure Pittsburgh will come out flying and try to break our undefeated record," Flyers Coach Mike Keenan said. "Pittsburgh is a lot better this year than it was," he added. "They've matured a lot since last year." The Flyers built a 2-0 lead midway through the first period on Mark Howe's goal at 5:53 and Sinisa-lo's short-handed score at 9:46. Warren Young's power-play goal at 10:32 cut the Philadelphia lead to 2-1, but Pelle Eklund gave the Flyers a 3-1 advantage at 3:22 of the second period with his first goal of the season. The Flyers went ahead 4-1 three minutes into the third period when Rick Tocchet deflected a slapshot past Pittsburgh goalie Gilles Me-loche.

Pittsburgh's Mario Lemieux scored his 11th goal of the season at 8:11 to trim the lead to 4-2. Kerr, who led the Flyers in scoring last season, recorded his sixth goal of the season with the Flyers a man up to put Philadelphia ahead 5-2 at 11:01 of the third period. The Penguins' John Chabot scored with 22 seconds left in the QF OA Hm Aw Dlv 20 21 2-1-2 1-0-0 1-0-1 31 24 1-1-0 2-1-1 2-0-0 15 19 1-1-0 1-1-1 0-1-1 19 24 1-2-0 1-2-0 1-0-0 20 35 1-2-1 0-3-0 0-3-0 QF OA Hm Aw Dlv 36 30 3-0-0 1-4-0 0-3-0 30 35 2-2-0 1-3-0 0-0-0 25 23 1-2-0 2-1-0 1-0-0 17 18 2-1-0 0-2-1 1-0-0 15 24 3-1-0 0-3-0 0-0-0 Thursday's Results New Jersey 5, Los Angeles 3 Philadelphia 5, Pittsburgh 3 Today's Games Hartford at Buffalo, 7:35 p.m. St. Louis at Detroit, 7:35 p.m.

Minnesota at Washington, 8:05 p.m. Calgary at Winnipeg, 8:35 p.m. Boston at Edmonton, 9:35 p.m. Chicago at Vancouver, 10:35 p.m. FW Pwtod-1.

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Unoomon Ron An Mi, Laon snefcte. Smythe Division Pts Edmonton 4 4 0 8 Los Angeles 3 5 0 6 Calgary 3 3 0 6 Winnipeg .231 5 Vancouver 2 4 0 4 Wednesday's Results Pittsburgh 5, Buffalo 4 (OT) Montreal 4, Detroit 3 Quebec 7, Toronto 1 N.Y. Rangers 5, Los Angeles 4 (OT) Minnesota 8, St. Louis 3 Calgary 6, Edmonton 3 Vancouver 5, Boston 1 A 5.313. ftetero Don Marouoa.

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Pat Verbeek scored two goals and Doug Sulliman snapped a third-period tie with his first goal of the season to lead New Jersey over Los Angeles, ending the Devils' three-game losing streak. Sulliman deflected a shot from Plant City (8-4) beat Hillsborough in the evening's first match 15-3, 15-9. By winning twice, the Eagles upped their Western Conference win streak to 81 matches. Ironically, the last time the Eagles lost in conference play was to Plant City, in October, 1979. For awhile it looked like Bran- i don and Coach Frank Vining would have to deal with a stern dose of deja vu.

But then hitters Patty Meyf-erth and Yogi Whitehead took control down the stretch against the stubborn Raiders. Afterward, Vining blamed a mental letdown, saying, "That sort of thing has happened a lot to us this year in the second game. I'm going to get on them because they're not keeping their minds on the game." For Plant City and Hillsborough, Thursday's play was the end of the regular season. Brandon, though, will play Oct 31-Nov. 1 in Port Charlotte, in the Pirate Invitational.

Berkeley Prep sets school win record In a Class 1A tri-match played at Berkeley Prep, the host Bucs established a school record for matches won in a season by defeating St Petersburg Keswick Christian and Tampa Prep. Berkeley, now 25-5, lost the first game to Keswick, as the Crusaders ran off eight straight points for a 15-11 victory. The Bucs won the next two games 15-6, 15-11 behind the hot IS FM Pnod 1, Nw Jorcoy, Vtk Clark Donatelll and Ville Kantala. In return, the Oilers traded the playing rights to Miroslav Horaza, Edmonton's 1981 ninth-round draft pick who is playing in Czechoslovakia, and future considerations to the Rangers. Gordie Howe, a member of the NHL Hall of Fame, has joined the International Hockey League as an ambassador-at-large.

Howe, now 58, retired from the NHL for a second time in 1980. He began his career with Detroit in 1946 and played there through 1971. He later joined the now-defunct World Hockey Association with the New England Whalers and played with them when the club Joined the NHL. Washington sent Steve Leach, right wing, and center David Jensen to the Binghamton Whalers of the AHL The Capitals and Jorgen Pet-tersson reached settlement on, remaining portion of his contract Pet-tersson has gone back to Sweden to play hockey. Defenseman Lee Norwood bas been called to join the Detroit Red Wings from the NHL club's Adirondack farm team in the American Hockey League.

Norwood, acquired from the SL Louis Blues in a preseason trade, was sent to Adirondack Oct 15 after going scoreless in three NHL regular-season games. He had three assists at Adirondack, the Red Wings said Thursday. Edmonton acquired the rights to defenseman Reijo Ruotsalainen from New York, completing a trade that had sent Don Jackson and Mike Golden to the Rangers earlier this month. General Manager Glen Sather said the Oilers, in addition to acquiring the rights to Ruotsalainen, had received defenseman Jim Wlemer and collegiate left wings (Broten), 3:59. 2, Lot Angotet, Gofoy 2 (Lukowich, Canon).

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