MONTERREY, Mexico (Reuters) - A Mexican boxing champion beat up and hospitalized a gunman who shot at him outside a gym in a crime-plagued city on the U.S. border.
Prosecutors in Ciudad Juarez said a man armed with two pistols shot at light-heavyweight champion Arturo "The Graduate" Rivera as he left the gym early Monday.
Rivera, a stocky brawler with 16 knockouts from a 26-fight career and ranked 98th in the world, fought back with his fists and the attacker was treated in hospital for head injuries.
"The Graduate was unharmed in the attack, which we are treating as attempted murder, although we can find no motive," Mauro Conde, a spokesman for local prosecutor said.
And no, I am not making this up. I got it from iWon (where I've yet to win anything except for more free spins on the slot machine). The lesson learned is: If you're going to shoot at a prize fighter, hit him first or prepare to get your ass kicked good. Thus endeth the lesson and "The Graduate"'s disciple has graduated to a hospital stay followed by a lengthy prison stay.
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