Durango High School graduate Jessie Magdaleno defeated Yenifel Vicente by disqualification after several low blows on Top Rank’s boxing card Thursday at the MGM Grand.
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Sam Gordon was born and raised in Minneapolis and is back for his second stint with the Review-Journal. He’s covered the NFL, NBA, the Big Ten, the Mountain West and prep sports for various publications during his professional tenure. Gordon, a University of Minnesota graduate, is a basketball junkie who coached high school basketball for three seasons.
Magdaleno (27-1, 18 knockouts) on Thursday is headlining Top Rank’s second card at the MGM Grand against Yenifel Vicente (36-4-2, 28 KOs).
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Gilbert, a senior committed verbally to UNLV, announced that he’s moving from Las Vegas and Durango to St. Louis, where he’ll attend national power Vashon High School.
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