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June 14, 2008
Park-Ex native Manolis Plaitis is the new Canadian Super Lightweight boxing champion


New Canadian Super Lightweight boxing champion Manolis Plaitis with Parc-Extension cty councillor Mary Deros and Laurier-Dorion M.N.A. Gerry Sklavounos, the night of n Friday, June 6th when he won the title from defender Abou (Bakary) Sako, at Uniprix Stadium for the Gala de boxe Grand Prix III. Backed by a huge contingent of Greek fans, Plaitis who looked exhausted by the seventh but had Sako hanging on at the end with a solid left hook to the body. Plaitis goes past six rounds for the first time and moves to 12-0 while Sako drops to7-6-3.


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