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Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Tomasz Adamek dedicates heavyweight fight to native Poland


Former world light-heavyweight and cruiserweight champion Tomasz Adamek has dedicated his Saturday night heavyweight bout against Riverside's Cris Arreola in Ontario to the late president of Poland, Lech Kaczynski, and all countrymen affected by the tragic plane crash that killed the president and 95 others earlier this month.

"Before this tragedy, I was invited to a breakfast with the president after this fight," Adamek said Monday at San Manuel Indian Casino in Highland, as he promoted his bout against Arreola, which will be fought at Citizens Business Bank Arena in Ontario. "He loved fighting.

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