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In the opening rounds, Bruno unloaded a barrage of left jabs and a right hand that knocked Mccall onto the ropes and left him stunned. However, McCall absorbed the punishment, put up little defense and waited until the fifth round to throw a meaningful punch. But by then, Bruno was boxing well and
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664:"BOXING : Bruno Defeats McCall to Capture WBC Title"
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373:. In 1997 he fought a
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468:Unanimous Decision.
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364:Mike Tyson
305:Mike Tyson
274:Background
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680:. BoxRec.
637:. BoxRec.
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520:Paul Ryan
381:Undercard
354:Aftermath
326:The fight
613:Showtime
551:Country
362:against
214:Orthodox
211:Orthodox
125:Illinois
117:Hometown
107:Nickname
678:"Event"
500:vacant
400:Result
375:rematch
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