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Duluth's 'Jungle Boy' preps for Friday title bout

Duluth boxer Zach "Jungle Boy" Walters will take on Byron "Slama from Bama" Mitchell for the NABA-U.S. light heavyweight title on Friday in Buffalo, N.Y. Walters brings a 23-3 record into the fight with 18 knockouts; Mitchell, a two-time world ch...

Zach Walters — Zach "Jungle Boy" Walters' Monday afternoon workout at Horton's Gym in Gary-New Duluth inluded a hit and miss drill with Chuck Horton, his trainer and manager. [Amanda Hansmeyer / ahansmeyer@duluthnews.com]

By news@duluthnewstribune.com

February 16, 2009 at 11:05 PM

Duluth boxer Zach "Jungle Boy" Walters will take on Byron "Slama from Bama" Mitchell for the NABA-U.S. light heavyweight title on Friday in Buffalo, N.Y. Walters brings a 23-3 record into the fight with 18 knockouts; Mitchell, a two-time world champion, is 26-4-1 with 19 KOs. The fight is scheduled to go 12 rounds.