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Stephen Fulton, David Morrell Jr. win main events at Armory

Stephen Fulton, David Morrell Jr. win main events at Armory

Stephen Fulton stayed undefeated with a 12-round unanimous decision victory over challenger Danny Roman in a super bantamweight title fight on Saturday night at the Minneapolis Armory.

Fulton (21-0, eight KOs) appeared to be in control most of the night against Roman (28-4-1, 10 KOs), a former unified 122-pound titleholder. The judges scored it 119-109, 120-108 and 120-108.

“I made a hell of a statement tonight,” Fulton said. “I prepared for this and I told y’all I was going to make it easy and fight depending on how I wake up, and I woke up feeling good.”

The fights drew an announced sellout of 4,695, the largest crowd for a boxing event at the historic building.

In the other other co-main event, Cuban David Morrell Jr., 24, who is based in Minneapolis, defended his WBA super middleweight title with a fourth-round knockout of Kalvin Henderson.

Morrell improved to 7-0 with six KOs when his fight against Henderson (15-2-1) was called at the 2:35 mark of the fourth. Morrell dominated the fight, landing 45% of his power punches to 15% for Henderson.

“Thank you everyone for coming out to The Armory,” Morrell said. “I’m just happy, man. I’m happy. I’m so excited every time I fight in my new home in Minnesota. I made this place my home.”

MNUFC2 rolls along

MNUFC2 won its fourth consecutive game and extended its unbeaten streak to eight games with Saturday night’s 2-1 victory at Sporting Kansas City II.

Tommy Williamson’s one-on-one move and sharp-angled shot ended a scoreless game in the 74th minute and Diogo Pacheco made it 2-0 just four minutes later.

Sporting KC II’s only goal two minutes into second-half stoppage time wasn’t enough against the Loons’ streaking reserve team. MNUFC2 is now 5-2-3 overall and 3-1-2 on the road.

JERRY ZGODA

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Stephen Lecce apologizes for fraternity ‘slave auction’ event | CBC News

Stephen Lecce apologizes for fraternity 'slave auction' event | CBC News

Stephen Lecce, one of Doug Ford’s highest profile cabinet ministers, is apologizing in the midst of the Ontario election campaign for his involvement in a so-called “slave auction” fundraiser 15 years ago. 

Lecce participated in a 2006 Sigma Chi event dubbed a “slave auction” while a leader of the fraternity’s chapter at Western University, the left-leaning PressProgress website reported Tuesday night. 

A few hours after the story appeared, Lecce issued a two-line statement apologizing “unreservedly” and not denying his participation. 

“The event from 2006 was inappropriate and in no way reflects who I am as a person, which is why I unreservedly apologize,” Lecce said in the statement.

“I will continue to passionately advance the interests of all Ontarians — irrespective of faith, heritage, orientation or race.”  

The Ontario New Democrats want Lecce to do more than apologize. They are calling for him to withdraw as a PC election candidate in the King–Vaughan riding. 

“Slavery is not a joke,” said an NDP news release signed by three of the party’s Black candidates: Jill Andrew (Toronto–St. Paul’s), Faisal Hassan (York South–Weston), and Laura Mae Lindo (Kitchener Centre). 

“Mr. Lecce chose to lead and participate in events that mocked and trivialized this painful history. He also chose to conceal them for years as a public official,” said the NDP candidates.

“Under no circumstances should the people of this province, or even more alarmingly our children, be represented by him at this time.”

Lecce has served as education minister in the Ford government for nearly three years.