Murder on Federal Street - Nam, Sean
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"Six months after losing a world title fight that remains infamous as one of the last mob fixes in boxing, Tyrone 'The Butterfly' Everett--a flashy, handsome lightweight southpaw on the verge of stardom--was dead. Only twenty-four years old, he was shot in the head by his girlfriend, Carolyn McKendrick, who claimed that Everett had abused her throughout their relationship. But for years, street corner talk raised doubts about what actually took place in Philadelphia at 2710 Federal Street on May 26, 1977 ... Set against a backdrop of urban decline, racial tension, gangland violence, and the…mehr

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"Six months after losing a world title fight that remains infamous as one of the last mob fixes in boxing, Tyrone 'The Butterfly' Everett--a flashy, handsome lightweight southpaw on the verge of stardom--was dead. Only twenty-four years old, he was shot in the head by his girlfriend, Carolyn McKendrick, who claimed that Everett had abused her throughout their relationship. But for years, street corner talk raised doubts about what actually took place in Philadelphia at 2710 Federal Street on May 26, 1977 ... Set against a backdrop of urban decline, racial tension, gangland violence, and the treacherous subculture of prizefighting, Murder on Federal Street is the riveting story of a young man whose limitless future could not outrace the dangerous present"--
Autorenporträt
Sean Nam is a contributor to BoxingScene.com and the British weekly boxing magazine Boxing News. A former boxing writer for USA Today, he is a full member and co-vice president of the Boxing Writers Association of America. He is also a member of the International Boxing Research Organization. MURDER ON FEDERAL STREET is his first book. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.