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Yuri Foreman first Israeli 'world boxing champ'
Sunday 15, 2009
A Jewish boxer who is studying to become a rabbi captured the world super welterweight championship. Yuri Foreman of Brooklyn defeated champion Daniel Santos of Puerto Rico by decision in Las Vegas Saturday night to win the World Boxing Association 154-pound title. Foreman, 29, became the first Israeli fighter to win a world boxing championship. He spent the 25 hours before the bout observing the...
