Police: Ex-boxing champion Forrest killed in Ga.

Monday, July 27, 2009

ATLANTA (AP) -- Vernon Forrest, a former three-time champion who gained stardom when he became the first boxer to defeat "Sugar" Shane Mosley, was shot to death during an apparent robbery in Atlanta, police said Sunday.

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