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The Carnival of Champions, the Glossary

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The Carnival of Champions, as Don King nicknamed it, was an important boxing event held in New Orleans's Louisiana Superdome on December 3, 1982.^[1]

Alberto Mercado

Alberto Mercado Monserrate (born January 2, 1961) is a former Jr.

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Arthur Mercante Sr.

Arthur Mercante Sr. (January 26, 1920 – April 10, 2010) was an American boxing referee.

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Boxing

Boxing is a combat sport and martial art.

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The Caesars Superdome (originally Louisiana Superdome and formerly Mercedes-Benz Superdome), commonly known as the Superdome, is a domed multi-purpose stadium located in the Central Business District of New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.

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Detroit

Detroit is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Michigan.

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Don King

Donald King (born August 20, 1931) is an American boxing promoter, known for his involvement in several historic boxing matchups.

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Harold Lederman

Harold Lederman (January 26, 1940 – May 11, 2019) was an American boxing judge and analyst.

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HBO

Home Box Office (HBO) is an American pay television network, which is the flagship property of namesake parent-subsidiary Home Box Office, Inc., itself a unit owned by Warner Bros. Discovery.

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Johnny Owen

John Richard Owens (7 January 1956 – 4 November 1980) was a Welsh professional boxer who fought under the name Johnny Owen.

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Kim Duk-koo

Kim Duk-koo (born Lee Deok-gu,; July 29, 1955November 18, 1982) was a South Korean boxer who died after fighting in a world championship boxing match against Ray Mancini.

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Knockout

A knockout (abbreviated to KO or K.O.) is a fight-ending, winning criterion in several full-contact combat sports, such as boxing, kickboxing, muay thai, mixed martial arts, karate, some forms of taekwondo and other sports involving striking, as well as fighting-based video games.

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KO Magazine

KO Magazine was a popular United States boxing magazine.

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Lupe Pintor

José Guadalupe Pintor Guzmán (born April 13, 1955), better known as Lupe Pintor, is a Mexican former professional boxer who competed from 1974 to 1995.

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Majority decision

A majority decision (MD) is a winning criterion in several full-contact combat sports, such as boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai, mixed martial arts and others sports involving striking.

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Mexico

Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America.

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Michigan

Michigan is a state in the Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest region of the United States.

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New Orleans

New Orleans (commonly known as NOLA or the Big Easy among other nicknames) is a consolidated city-parish located along the Mississippi River in the southeastern region of the U.S. state of Louisiana.

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Octavio Meyran

Octavio Meyran Sanchez is a Mexican former boxing referee.

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Puerto Rico

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Ray Mancini

Ray Mancini (born Raymond Michael Mancino; March 4, 1961), better known as "Boom Boom" Mancini, is an American former professional boxer who competed professionally from 1979 to 1992 and who has since worked as an actor and sports commentator.

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Salvador Sánchez

Salvador "Sal" Sánchez Narváez (January 26, 1959 – August 12, 1982) was a Mexican professional boxer born in the town of Santiago Tianguistenco, Estado de México.

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Sugar Ray Leonard

Ray Charles Leonard (born May 17, 1956), best known as Sugar Ray Leonard, is an American former professional boxer, motivational speaker, and occasional actor.

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Thomas Hearns

Thomas Hearns (born October 18, 1958) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1977 to 2006.

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Wilfred Benítez

Wilfred "Wilfredo" Benítez (born September 12, 1958) is an American-born Puerto Rican former professional boxer and the youngest world champion in the sport's history.

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Wilfredo Gómez

Wilfredo Gómez Rivera, El Nuevo Día (2015-04-18).

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Wilfredo Vázquez

Wilfredo Vázquez Olivera (born August 2, 1960) is a Puerto Rican former professional boxer who competed from 1981 to 2002.

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World Boxing Association

The World Boxing Association (WBA), formerly known as the National Boxing Association (NBA), is the oldest and one of four major organizations which sanction professional boxing bouts, alongside the World Boxing Council (WBC), International Boxing Federation (IBF) and World Boxing Organization (WBO).

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