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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, By energetically and tirelessly devoting himself
3 to championing the sport of boxing, Montell Griffin has
4 earned the respect and admiration of the citizenry; and
5 WHEREAS, Montell Griffin has recently won the highly
6 esteemed World Boxing Council (WBC) Light-heavyweight
7 Championship of the World; and
8 WHEREAS, He has proudly represented the United States and
9 the State of Illinois as an olympic light-heavyweight boxer
10 in the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain; and
11 WHEREAS, Montell Griffin has an impeccable professional
12 boxing record of twenty-seven wins and zero defeats including
13 eighteen by way of knock-out, formerly holding the Los
14 Angeles Great Western Forum Classic National
15 Light-heavyweight Championship, the International Boxing
16 Federation (IBF) Intercontinental Light-heavyweight
17 Championship, the North American Boxing Federation (NABF)
18 Light-heavyweight Championship, and the World Boxing Union
19 (WBU) Light-heavyweight Championship; and
20 WHEREAS, He has committed himself to overcoming adversity
21 by carrying on a rich family tradition of boxing instilled by
22 his father, Clarence Griffin, founder of Chicago's famous
23 Windy City Gym; and
24 WHEREAS, Montell Griffin is managed by John Caluwaert of
25 World Boxing Champions Inc., trained by boxing legends: Eddie
26 Futch, Thell Torrence, and Tim Griffin, who, during their
27 distinguished careers, have trained more champions than any
28 other trainers in the sport of boxing; and
29 WHEREAS, Montell Griffin is married to Troye and has two
30 children, Montell and Bh'rea; therefore, be it
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1 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
2 NINETIETH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
3 congratulate Montell Griffin and his team upon winning the
4 World Boxing Council's Light-heavyweight Championship of the
5 World; that we commend him for his diligence and dedication
6 to the sport of boxing; and that we wish him, his family, and
7 his professional team all the best in the future; and be it
8 further
9 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
10 presented to Montell Griffin as an expression of our respect
11 and esteem.