Diamond pits Joval versus Daniels - 2004-01-13
Carl Daniels hopes to use a bout at Desert Diamond Casino next month as a springboard to several middleweight titles.

Daniels (48-4, 30 knockouts), will take on Raymond Joval (31-2, 14 KOs) in the featured bout Feb. 6 at the casino, at 1100 W. Pima Mine Road, close to Interstate 19 south of Tucson.

Daniels, 33, is preparing for a rematch against Bernard Hopkins, holder of the WBC, WBA and IBF middleweight titles. The two met last February, and Daniels lost only his fourth bout in the technical knockout.
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Moving Forward With Casino Plans - 2004-01-13
If the people of Upper Michigan back the proposed Negaunee Township casino, so does the governor. That is according to a spokesperson for Governor Jennifer Granholm. The Bureau of Indian Affairs is presently evaluating the land in trust application before sending it to Lansing for review. At Saturday's tribal council meeting, KBIC Chairman Gene Emery said he hopes the tribe can start construction on the new casino this year.

KBIC Chairman Gene Emery says, "Currently our legal department is working on paperwork to go to the Minneapolis area office and hopefully to Washington. We hope to get this land in trust soon and construction started in the spring of 2004 on the Marquette casino project."
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