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First Place
Rob Finch
The Oregonian
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"Vegas Ballroom" 139 lb. fighter Waldo Rojas and his coach Ed Millberger wait in the corner of a cheap Las Vegas ballroom for the ring announcer to call Rojas to the ring. The young boxer had never been outside of Oregon to fight and the nerves got the best of him in Vegas.
 
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