Ben Tackie of Accra, Ghana weighs in at the Mandalay Bay Events Center May 17, 2002 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Tackie, the IBF number one contender, will challenge WBC/WBA/IBF 140-lb. champion Kostya Tszyu of Sydney, Australia at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas on May 18, 2002. Tackie was 139.5 lbs. Tszyu weighed in at the 140 lb. limit.
Ben Tackie (L)poses with boxing promoter Vlad Warton (C) and WBC/WBA/IBF 140-lb. champion Kostya Tszyu of Sydney, Australia,
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Ben Tackie, listens to speakers during a news conference at the Mandalay Bay Events Center May 16, 2002 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Ben Tackie of Accra, Ghana shadow boxes in front of a mirror

Ben Tackie of Accra, Ghana works out at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, May 15, 2002.
Ben Tackie of Accra, Ghana works out at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, May 15, 2002
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