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NBA's Simmons is a boxing manager

By Roman Modrowski
ESPNChicago.com

Thursday, June 25, 2009

Chicago native and New Jersey Nets forward Bobby Simmons has a boxing dream, but he won't be turning pro in the ring anytime soon. Simmons is an avid boxing fan and will be on hand Friday night at the UIC Pavilion in a professional capacity, but he'll be there as a manager for Chicago heavyweight Fres Oquendo. It's a new venture for Simmons, whose entrepreneurship under the auspices of Simmons Entertainment Marketing LLC includes a clothing store (SuccezZ on South Michigan Avenue). "I'm really ...

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