Boxing: FACE FACE to WAYNE ELCOCK - He left my house one evening and the next thing I knew I was identifying the body in the mortuary... Birmingham's most recent world boxing champion tells IAN CLARKSON how a friend's tragic suicide drives him on in his bid to regain the WBU middleweight title he lost last November.(Sport) From: Sunday Mercury (Birmingham, England) | Date: June 27, 2004 | COPYRIGHT 2004 Birmingham Post & Mail Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Byline: IAN CLARKSON

HE treats every fight as though it is his last, but when you hear about the life Wayne Elcock has had then it is no wonder.

Birmingham's first boxing world champion since Owen Moran in the early 1900s will take on fellow middleweight contender Gary Lockett in Newport on July 3 in a world title eliminator.

For the Shard End-based fighter it is a chance to move one step closer to regaining the WBU title that he lost against Lawren...

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