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Emanuel Augustus Announces Retirement

January 24, 2011 by Paul Magno Leave a Comment

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Boxing’s “Drunken Master,” Emmanuel Augustus (38-33-6, 20 KOs), who is taking on Vernon Paris (23-0, 14 KOs) in place of Tim Coleman, on the Timothy Bradley-Devon Alexander undercard this Saturday in Pontiac, Michigan, announced his retirement late last night via his Facebook account:

“MY FIGHT AGAINST VERNON PARIS WILL BE MY LAST. I AM RETIRING FROM THE SPORT. I WILL SPEAK MORE ABOUT IT AFTER THE FIGHT. I JUST WANTED TO LET PEOPLE WHO LIKE TO WATCH ME FIGHT KNOW SO THEY CAN TRY AND SEE IT. IT’S TOO BAD IT WONT BE ON TELEVISION BECAUSE I AM BACKING OUT OF THIS SALOON THE SAME WAY I WALKED IN, WITH BOTH GUNS BLAZING. THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR SUPPORT THROUGH THE YEARS. PEACE.”

Among Augustus’ honors is a 2001 Ring Magazine Fight of the Year award for his bout with Micky Ward as well as a viewer-voted designation as Friday Night Fights’ most memorable boxer. In his nearly 17-years in the sport, Augustus has fought against the likes of Floyd Mayweather Jr., John John Molina, Micky Ward, Leavander Johnson, David Diaz, and Ray Oliveira among many others.



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Paul Magno has over thirty-five years of experience in and around the sport of boxing and has had his hand in everything, from officiating to training. As a writer, his work has appeared in Yahoo Sports, Fox Sports, Inside Fights, The Boxing Tribune, Fight Hype, Man Cave Magazine, Bleacher Report, and The Queensberry Rules.

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