TABLE IT was a statement more akin to a Sergio Leone spaghetti epic.
Only this was the wild west of Glasgow, and the man offering the words
no-one could refuse was the Italian amateur boxing manager, Aldo Leoni.
And with Italy's footballers also ready to descend on the Govan area
today, Signor Leoni was making with the threats that Scotland's boxers
and the World Cup hopefuls of Andy Roxburgh would be pasted -- or did he
say pastad?
The quote was thus: ''Nissuna probabilita perla Scozia contro
l'Italia.'' Put into Glaswegian -- ''You've nae chance.''
Scotland's trump card in a makeshift boxing team could be national
light-welterweight champion Steve McLevy (Clydeview), who faces Naples
champion Sefano Votano. Other contests are:
Fly -- Alan Mooney (Maharg) v Benito de Gegorio; feather -- Carlo
Melucci (Transport Club) v Salvuccio Consoli; light -- Graham Hughes
(Antonine) v Salvano Usini; light middle -- Paul Dolan (Gartcosh) v
Druspero Donyi, John Townsley (Cleland) v Dante Donato; middle -- Tony
Wright (Gartcosh) v Vencenzo Imparto; welter -- Joe Townsley (Cleland) v
Gusieppe Susette; heavy -- Willie Cane (Four Isles) v Pietro Farani.
* ANOTHER Scot in bother with the Italians is Donnie Hood, who
yesterday had to call off from his challenge for the vacant European
bantam-weight championship against Vincenzo Belcastro in Milan tomorrow
night.
The little Glaswegian was diagnosed yesterday as suffering from a
virus, and was in no shape for a gruelling contest.
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