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JASON BOOTH is ready to anger big fight rival Steve Molitor, by taunting him about his brother who is in jail for MURDER.
The Canadian (32-1) star defends his IBF world super-bantamweight title against Booth (35-5) at Rainton Meadows Arena, Houghton-le-Spring tomorrow night (sat 11/9).
Nottingham’s Booth is a big underdog, but been tipped off that the champion hates being sledged in the ring.
Molitor’s brother Jeremy was sentenced to life in prison back in May 2005 after being convicted of second degree murder, although he can apply for parole in 2016.
He became embroiled in a car park row with a former girlfriend and stabbed her 58 times before she bled to death.
Molitor is so close to Jeremy that he is allowed to spend occasional weekends with Jeremy in Millhaven Penitentiary, Ontario.
Booth’s trainer Tony Harris said: “Molitor’s got issues. In fact, we’re going to talk to him.
“One of my former fighters, Ricardo Samms boxed for England against Canada in amateur competition.
“He was told by one of Molitor’s team-mates that if you start talking to him he loses his composure.
“What could Jason say to him? Is that your best shot, how is your brother? How is your bro.?”
Harris has been a father-figure to recovering alcoholic and one time drug use Booth since the fighter begged him for money in a strip club seven years ago.
Harris recalled: “We were celebrating one of my fighter’s wins in a t*ty bar, and he kept pestering me to lend him £20 quid.
“I told him I wanted to speak to him privately but drink had set in.
“From there I tried to rehabilitate him and it took me a year to 14 months to get his head right.
“I was on his case two or three in the morning, watching him. I lost my wife, took a lot of shit. I rented a house for him, paid the rent out my own money.
“We went through a bit but he always showed me respect, when he went wrong, he always apologised. He’s done me justice now and deserves this chance.”
In the chief supporting bout to, British featherweight champion Martin Lindsay (16-0) boxes a non-title eight rounder Belarusian Yauheni Kruhlik (10-12-2)
Local stars in action include Tony Jeffries (7-0-1), Jon Lewis Dickinson (8-1), Travis Dickinson (6-0), Trevor Crewe (2-2), Gary Fox (2-0), Kirk Goodings (4-0), Martin Ward (8-0), George Watson (8-1-2), and debutant Glen Foot.
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