February 22, 2002

The Murder of a Russian Boxer.: Candace Rondeaux (in this week's The Village Voice) has written an interesting piece on the mysterious disappearance of Sergei Kobozev in 1995 and the discovery of his corpse in 1999 in the backyard of a home in New Jersey. The death was mafia-related. (On a totally unrelated note, check out The Hockey Season's Best Bouts in Beantown, also in this week's The Village Voice.)

posted by jacknose to general at 04:41 PM - 1 comment

Calling his death "mafia related" sounds like it was part of an organized effort related to his boxing career, but after reading the story, it sounds more like the crime was an impulsive act. Boxing writer Jack Newfield wrote a great piece in The Nation last November, "The Shame of Boxing", that shows how corrupt the sport is today.

posted by rcade at 07:39 AM on February 23, 2002

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