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For Immediate Release                                       Contact: Amanda Molk, 202-225-5256
September 25, 2003

Napolitano Welcomes Super Welterweight World Champion from Pomona

Congresswoman Grace F. Napolitano (D-CA38) welcomed Sugar Shane Mosley, the 2003 Super Welterweight World Champion to Washington, D.C. today.  Napolitano presented Mosley, one of her constituents from Pomona, CA, with a Congressional Record tribute.  “I am honored and delighted to welcome Sugar Shane Mosley to our nation’s capital.  Shane, I am impressed not only by your boxing victories, but more so because you are a true role model and family man,” Napolitano commented.

Reading from the Congressional Record tribute, Napolitano praised Mosley’s outstanding professional boxing career. “Mosley’s extraordinary offensive and defensive skills, quick reflexes, superb mobility, excellent physical conditioning and will to succeed contribute to his remarkable career and winning record,” she noted.

Congressman Charles Gonzalez (D-TX) also attended the welcome reception, along with many staff members from the Capitol.  Everyone agreed that Mosley’s warm personality and family values made him a true hero. “Sugar Shane Mosley is what boxing is all about.  He has no criminal record, he does not use drugs or alcohol, and he’s a real family man,” stated Gary Shaw, his promoter. 

Mosley presented Congresswoman Napolitano with souvenir boxing gloves, which he signed, joking that they may be useful for her legislative battles on the House floor.  Napolitano thanked him and requested one more favor:  “Shane, you are such a role model for our young people.  Please visit the schools in your hometown, Pomona, and talk to the students about how important it is to stay away from drugs and stay focused on their goals,” she urged.

After ensuring that all attendees received photos with Sugar Shane Mosley, Napolitano told Mosley, “You are truly a hero and you are living the American dream.  My colleagues and I all wish you the best.”  She then guided Mosley on a brief tour of the U.S. Capitol.

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