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Preliminary list for the group of twelve released
June 25th 2007 - The Unification Council and its president Russ Amber, have released today the list of twelve boxers that have been invited to an entry in the SMWUT. Upon acceptation, the boxers will need to sign a contract stipulating that, among many other points, they can’t fight in any other boxing match other than in the tournament until they are eliminated or until they are named champions. The preliminary list goes as follows:
Librado Andrade (24-1-0)
Alejandro Berrio (26-4-0)
Markus Beyer (34-3-1)
Sakio Bika (22-2-2)
Lucian Bute (20-0-0)
Joe Calzaghe (43-0-0)
Carl Froch (21-0-0)
Dennis Inkin (30-0-0)
Mikkel Kessler (39-0-0)
Jeff Lacy (22-1-0)
Anthony Mundine (28-3-0)
Vitali Tsypko (19-2-0)
The final list for the group of twelve, as well as the dates and contestants for the qualifying bouts, will be announced on July 1st. If one of the boxers previously mentioned decline the invitation, the Unification Council will offer the spot to another boxer.
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