Fighting For The Lightweight Championship Summary

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“ Fighting for the LightWeight Championship”
Antonio and Felix both want to be the world’s lightweight champions but they are on separate sides of the ring. Antonio and Felix were drawn to the world of boxing, When they were young they looked at boxing magazines together. When they were seventeen years old they both work at the boy’s club on tenth street. Antonio was fair,lean, and lanky. His hair was always over his eyes, When Antonio boxed he wore white trunks, with black socks and shoes. Antonio usually throws long reach punches. Felix was dark, short, and husky. Felix wore his hair in a natural afro style, his short and muscular frame made him the better slugger. He wore blue trunks,with

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