Biggest Little comeback: Reno boxing back for another round
Jack Dempsey. Boom Boom Mancini. George Foreman. Sugar Ray Leonard. Promoter Joey Gilbert recalled a litany of boxers whose legendary careers included memorable bouts held in Reno, location of the Independence Day 1908 Jack Johnson vs. Jim Jeffries “Fight of the Century.”
“Reno has always been a boxing city and we are proud to be bringing it back,” said Gilbert –a renowned former pro boxer himself — on Wednesday at the Silver Legacy Resort Casino.
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