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Pacquiao Sparring Partner Shawn Porter Fights Saturday

Nov 17, 2009 – 2:58 PM
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Lem Satterfield

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Junior middleweight Shawn Porter, whose intense sparring prepared Manny Pacquiao for last weekend's 12th-round knockout of Miguel Cotto, will put his unbeaten record on the line against Jerome Ellis on Saturday at Fitzgerald's Casino & Hotel, Tunica, Miss.

Known for his speed, power and Cotto-like left hook, the 22-year-old Porter is 10-0 with eight knockouts, with his past three stoppages being in the first round.The 31-year-old Boomer is 12-9-2, with 10 knockouts, but is coming off of an eight-round, split-dedcision victory over Jamaal Davis in May. The hard-chinned Ellis has been stopped only once.

Porter and Ellis will meet in a 154-pound bout scheduled for eight rounds.

In the lightweight (135 pounds) co-main event, southpaw Tyrese Hendrix (17-0-1, seven KOs) and Marteze Logan (26-38-2, six) are scheduled for eight rounds.

In addition, super middleweight (168) Farah Ennis (11-0, five) will face Anthony Doughty (5-1, four) over six rounds.
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