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Adamek took it to Banks in style

By George Kimball
Special to ESPN.com

Saturday, February 28, 2009

NEWARK --- Hours before fight time the festivities were in full swing on the plaza across the street from the Prudential Arena. There were soccer chants from roaming gaggles of red-and-white-clad boxing fans. No, Gdansk, Poland, has not replicated itself on the banks of the Passaic, although when the cruiserweight champion fights in Newark it sometimes seems that way. And on Friday night, the object of their affection gave them even more cause for celebration. Two and a half months after wres ...

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