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Fighting pose, Canadian welterweight Shawn O'Sullivan squares off against Simon Brown, right, his foe in a June 8 fight at the Coliseum that will be s(...)
Fighting pose, Canadian welterweight Shawn O'Sullivan squares off against Simon Brown, right, his foe in a June 8 fight at the Coliseum that will be s(...)

Fighting pose, Canadian welterweight Shawn O'Sullivan squares off against Simon Brown, right, his foe in a June 8 fight at the Coliseum that will be s(...)

Date4/22/1986
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Original Toronto Star caption: Fighting pose, Canadian welterweight Shawn O'Sullivan squares off against Simon Brown, right, his foe in a June 8 fight at the Coliseum that will be shown on U.S. network TV. Between them is ex-boxer Clyde Gray, the Ontario athletics commissioner.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0072088F
Tonight's the night, Canadian welterweight Shawn O'Sullivan, left, squares off with opponent Tomas Garcia of Mexico in advance of their scheduled 10-r(...)
Tonight's the night, Canadian welterweight Shawn O'Sullivan, left, squares off with opponent Tomas Garcia of Mexico in advance of their scheduled 10-r(...)
2/9/1986
Fight headliners, Shawn O'Sullivan of Toronto, right, is confident he'll win the Canadian welterweight boxing championship on March 20 when he meets c(...)
Fight headliners, Shawn O'Sullivan of Toronto, right, is confident he'll win the Canadian welterweight boxing championship on March 20 when he meets c(...)
2/12/1988
End of a perfect record, Shawn O'Sullivan was up against the ropes, left, taking a hammering from Simon Brown when referee Fern Chretien stopped the b(...)
End of a perfect record, Shawn O'Sullivan was up against the ropes, left, taking a hammering from Simon Brown when referee Fern Chretien stopped the b(...)
6/8/1986
After 100 rounds of sparring, Shawn O'Sullivan will step into the ring tomorrow against Simon Brown
After 100 rounds of sparring, Shawn O'Sullivan will step into the ring tomorrow against Simon Brown
6/4/1986
Ready to fight, Welterweight Shawn O'Sullivan had an audience of Grade 6 pupils from Winchester Public School when he worked out at the Cabbagetown Yo(...)
Ready to fight, Welterweight Shawn O'Sullivan had an audience of Grade 6 pupils from Winchester Public School when he worked out at the Cabbagetown Yo(...)
3/11/1987
An unfortunate occurrence', Shawn O'Sullivan wipes his face as a downcast trainer Peter Wylie reflects the disappointment of the Toronto welterweight'(...)
An unfortunate occurrence', Shawn O'Sullivan wipes his face as a downcast trainer Peter Wylie reflects the disappointment of the Toronto welterweight'(...)
6/8/1986
Down... and out, Toronto welterweight Shawn O'Sullivan crumbles to the canvas early in the second round after a blitz by Canadian champ Donovan Bouche(...)
Down... and out, Toronto welterweight Shawn O'Sullivan crumbles to the canvas early in the second round after a blitz by Canadian champ Donovan Bouche(...)
3/26/1988
Shawn O'Sullivan with Simon Brown
Shawn O'Sullivan with Simon Brown
6/8/1986
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What a team, Former world champ Sugar Ray Leonard, left, plans to be a corner man for Shawn O'Sullivan, when the unbeaten welterweight boxes in a 10-r(...)
1/15/1986
Indoors in ring which he has set up in barn in Claremont farm, Clyde Gray rests during training for June 28 world welterweight title fight against Ang(...)
Indoors in ring which he has set up in barn in Claremont farm, Clyde Gray rests during training for June 28 world welterweight title fight against Ang(...)
5/26/1975
Commonwealth welterweight champion Donovan Boucher sometimes finds his toughest fight in the gym is against the cold or flu bug
Commonwealth welterweight champion Donovan Boucher sometimes finds his toughest fight in the gym is against the cold or flu bug
3/15/1991
Rolling with the punches, Shawn O'Sullivan, with wife, Veronica, and the family pets, has been fighting hard to deal with life outside the ring
Rolling with the punches, Shawn O'Sullivan, with wife, Veronica, and the family pets, has been fighting hard to deal with life outside the ring
6/30/1989