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Canadian Champion (Milton, ON), 11 Sep 2009, p. 20

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c SORTS SPORTS EDITOR: STEVE LeBLANC e-mail sleblanc@mltoflcandalchamplon.com n-ring success continues i High-stLakes finale awaits Under-1 2 Magic girls To suggesî the Under-13 Magic girls by the top-seated Burlington Bombers is a Tbey pummeled Brams United C 8-0 dur- have made a smooth transition su the victory over winless Brams United C ing their previous encounter and have South Region Soccer Leagues First Wednesday evening in their given up just 10 goals ail sea- Division would be putîing it mildly. 2009 finale at Lions Sports son wbile scoring 42 tîmes. Bumped up after an unheaten season Park. Both tallies are tbe best in the in the Second Division, Milton bas Game time is 7 p.m. U~Ueîgbs teamn First Division remained a force lu, be reckoned with and Especially impressive ranks. is on the verge of securing another birs- since their mid-summer competilive tour Tbe Magic will gear up for place finisb in the regular season. of italy, the Magic now ait at 9-1-3 airer a Wednesdays gamte this weekend as tbe Ail thaÈs need for the Magie lu squeak recent 6-2 decision over Brantford BICS. Lake Stmcoe Tournament. Lt PACK IS A SKILLED TRADES CAREER FOR YOU? Find out at GET IN GEAR, a 12-week no-fee program for youth ages 17-30 that he[ps you... e*Get hands-on exposure to a variety of skilled trades e Learn important employment and [life skills e Find out what you're good at with interest and aptitude assessments e Put together a detailed post-program action plan for success a Receive an income for the entire 12 weeks Funded by the Gavernmentaof Canada 1Cati us for information session ti mes 4 bTIIIIIED C entre ait 9051-333-3499, ext. 182 or visit us 4,1 Skille D.n.iopnmnt & T>ainlng Iat www.thecentre.on.ca GRAHAM FAINE / CANADIAN CHAMPION IN' A PUNCH: Middleweight Ajermaine Burnett is ail smiles after putting another notch in his bosîng win column recently in Windsor. Burnett scores unanimous decision over expenienced middleweight in Windsor By Steve LeBlanc CANADIAN CHAMPION STAFF A s chants for bis opponens grew, su sou did Aijerm-aine Burnetts resolve. 15t was one of the more hostile crowds I've faiced. - said the 23-ycar old Milton boxer, of bis recent fight in Windsor againss bometown favourise and former national champion Jesse Innis. "Every lime he tbress another putnch theys c cber louder, bot it didnsi faze Itti Il 1 t ti 111t tc. ,îtd I 111- k(')li ttttg 1111t Ittd Thats no bollow statement, given tbe amateur mid- dlewcight rockcd his more-scasoned rival for ns o eigbt- costnts in the tbtrd and final round before getting bts bancl raised for a ctnantmnots victorv ' she t5tb of bts burgeoning carcer that tncludes jctst tbree losses. Battling fatiguc as mucb as Initis sbrougb ihe early going - having gosten little sleep after a bectic late- nigbt shift witb his food distribution company Burtsett dtopped the openîrtg routnd, butt ssasts deterred by bts sluggish stars. After ail, he'd just conte off a silver-medal (3-t) catit paign at the Ringstde World Champtonsbtps i Kansas City, Missourt and held bis own tn the finals against an Ohio pugiliss witb more than 100 fights under bis belt. "Ibat definitely gave me a lot of confidence," be said. Building on tbat strong showtng, Burnett eventually began working bis ]ab to great effecsiveness in Windsor and putt plenty of pressure on Innîs in round two. 1 didn't give bim any lime to rest." Ibat mid-bout turnaround set tbe stage for a iterce finish, in wbicb the bard-bitting five-foot- 11 -inch, 165- poundcer delivered a llurry of about 10 head sbots for tbe first eigbs couns and then closed tbings out with a thunderous left book that badi tbe bometown boy reel- ing as the final bell rang. While absorbing just a couple of signibicant sbots, -see WILLINGNESS on page A22

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