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BWAA Realization Sheet:

2021 Worldwide Boxing Foyer of Reputation Nominees

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First Time Nominees

Acelino Freitas

Career: 1995-2017

Historical World Championships: None

Hailed from: Salvador, Bahia, Brazil

Record: 41-2 (34 KO)Boxrec Record

*Notable Outcomes: Anatoly Alexandrov KO1, Prophet Casamayor UD12, Daniel Attah UD12, Jorge Barrios TKO12, Artur Grigorian UD12, Diego Corrales Knockout by 10, Zahir Raheem SD12, Juan Diaz RTD by 8

Title Belts Held: WBO Jr. lightweight, WBA super featherweight, WBO lightweight

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Emerging Mbele is the future of SA boxing

THE limelight tonight should be on Cleutus Mbele and not on Patrick "The Hammer" Malinga, who will head Future Boxing Promotion's seven-bout programme at Nirvana Secondary School in Lenasia, south of Johannesburg.

THE limelight tonight should be on Cleutus Mbele and not on Patrick "The Hammer" Malinga, who will head Future Boxing Promotion's seven-bout programme at Nirvana Secondary School in Lenasia, south of Johannesburg.

This is because Mbele, who was born in Maseru 21 years ago, is the future of South African boxing. Even his monicker "Buhlebuyeza", which, loosely translated, means emerging beauty. Malinga, 32, the national lightweight holder, has had his fair share of publicity but Mbele's consistency warrants an opportunity to head a bill.

Malinga's 10-rounder against Tanzanian Malik Kinyogoli is also an insignificant nontitle bout, while Mbele will take on Klaas Mboyane for the vacant Gauteng provincial bantamweight title.

But Mbele's handler Jabulani Malinga (Patrick's father) and promoters Reggie Hilman and Gavin Hope chose to go with Patrick, probably because Hilman and Hope have a contract with him.

Mbele, a nominee for Boxing SA's prospect of the year award in 2008, has a bright future. J

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Rafael Marquez back for more at 122

• Dan RafaelJul 29, 2011, 10:56 AM ET

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  • 2013 BWAA Nat Fleischer Award winner for excellence in boxing journalism
  • ESPN.com boxing writer since 2005
  • Five years at USA Today

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Rafael Marquez held the junior featherweight championship for only five months in 2007, but the time sure was memorable.

That's because he stopped Israel Vazquez in the seventh round of their all-time-great first fight to win the title. They would fight four times total, with the series ending 2-2. Three of their bouts were contested for the junior featherweight title, before the final chapter in 2010 came at featherweight.

Although Vazquez defeated Marquez in the second and third fights -- named fight of the year in 2007 and 2008, respectively -- Marquez will always be remembered for their first three classics and the excitement they created at 122 pounds.

Now Marquez, also the former bantamweight champion, will get another chance to claim a belt at junior featherweight. He'll challenge Japan's Toshiaki Nishioka (38-4-3, 24 KOs), who will come to Las Vegas to make his seventh defense against Marquez (40-6, 36 KOs) on Oct. 1 in a ballroom at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

Marquez, 36, is back at junior featherweight after a rough go in