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What brought Youngstown boxing legend Ray ‘Boom Boom’ Mancini back to the Mahoning Valley?

By Chris Pugh
Ray “Boom Boom” Mancini
Ray “Boom Boom” Mancini

We talk with Youngstown boxing legend Ray “Boom Boom” Mancini about his boxing career, above, and his upcoming fund-raiser April 6 with a Youngstown teenager who is currently in remission with cancer below.

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This story was originally published April 3, 2024 at 6:00 AM.