Buck Smith - Professional Boxing Record

Professional Boxing Record

179 Wins (120 knockouts, 59 decisions), 20 Losses (9 knockouts, 11 decisions), 2 Draws, 25 No Contests
Result Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes
Loss 44-13 Damon Reed RTD 1 10/04/2009 Landon Arena, Topeka, Kansas Smith did not come out for the second round.
Loss 9-0 Marcus Oliveira TKO 2 30/06/2007 Ramada Inn, Topeka, Kansas Referee stopped the bout at 2:16 of the second round.
Loss 59-8-1 Rob Calloway TKO 3 24/02/2007 St. Joseph Civic Arena, Saint Joseph, Missouri Referee stopped the bout at 1:44 of the third round.
Loss 12-0 Julius Fogle UD 6 26/08/2006 Beaumont Club, Kansas City, Missouri
Loss 7-0 Jorge Kahwagi KO 1 31/05/2003 Auditorio Fausto Gutierrez Moreno, Tijuana, Baja California Smith knocked out at 1:05 of the first round.
No Contest 45-31-1 Dwayne Swift ND 8 05/12/2000 Central Plaza Hotel, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Loss 27-20-1 Quirino Garcia TKO 7 02/09/2000 Don Haskins Center, El Paso, Texas
No Contest 75-25-1 Rob Bleakley ND 6 11/05/2000 Capitol Plaza Hotel, Jefferson City, Missouri
Loss 102-4-2 Julio Cesar Chavez TKO 3 18/12/1999 Culiacan, Sinaloa
Loss 18-3 Antonio Margarito TKO 5 23/10/1999 Will Rogers Coliseum, Fort Worth, Texas
No Contest 14-33-1 Danny Thomas ND 6 20/05/1999 Argosy Casino, Kansas City, Missouri
No Contest 1-0 Ronnie Warrior, Jr. ND 4 10/10/1998 St. Joseph Civic Arena, Saint Joseph, Missouri
Loss 17-0 James Coker KO 8 01/05/1998 Freeman Coliseum, San Antonio, Texas Smith knocked out at 2:19 of the eighth round.
No Contest 34-25-2 Verdell Smith ND 6 23/04/1998 Adam's Mark, Tulsa, Oklahoma
No Contest 34-25-2 Verdell Smith ND 6 28/03/1998 River Market, Kansas City, Missouri
Loss 34-6 Jose "Shibata" Flores UD 10 15/03/1998 El Cajon, California
No Contest 18-4-1 Manuel Esparza ND 4 10/02/1998 St. Joseph Civic Arena, Saint Joseph, Missouri
Win 16-3-1 Manuel Esparza UD 4 02/12/1997 Memphis, Tennessee
No Contest 33-23-2 Verdell Smith ND 6 15/11/1997 River Market, Kansas City, Missouri
Win 0-2 Ken Manuel TKO 4 30/09/1997 University Plaza Hotel, Springfield, Missouri
No Contest 70-11 Rob Bleakley ND 8 09/06/1997 Supertoad, Des Moines, Iowa
Win 24-63-4 Keheven Johnson PTS 4 28/03/1997 Blue Springs, Missouri
Win 10-50-1 Richard W. Wilson MD 6 21/12/1996 Beaumont Club, Kansas City, Missouri
Loss 31-3-1 Mark Breland KO 3 19/05/1996 The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan Smith knocked out at 0:25 of the third round.
Win -- Stan Williamson TKO 3 04/04/1996 Wichita, Kansas
Win 0-3 Jeff Frank UD 10 05/03/1996 Memphis, Tennessee
Win 33-130-8 Reggie Strickland PTS 8 19/12/1995 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Win 2-16 Terry Williams PTS 8 04/12/1995 Des Moines, Iowa
Loss 24-1 Gary Murray UD 12 26/08/1995 Village Green, Durban, Kwa-Zulu Natal WBU World Welterweight Title.
Win 32-124-7 Reggie Strickland PTS 6 03/08/1995 Omaha, Nebraska
Loss 10-0 Shannan Taylor TD 6 29/05/1995 Parramatta Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales
Win 1-12 Anthony Davidson KO 1 11/05/1995 Capitol Plaza Hotel, Jefferson City, Missouri Davidson knocked out at 0:53 of the first round.
Win 46-8 Rob Bleakley PTS 8 04/05/1995 Omaha, Nebraska
No Contest 15-4 James Osunsedo ND 4 25/04/1995 Kentucky
No Contest 15-4 James Osunsedo ND 6 24/04/1995 Kentucky
Win 0-15 Bob Ervin UD 6 13/03/1995 Lincoln, Nebraska
Win 29-118-5 Reggie Strickland PTS 6 05/03/1995 Civic Assembly Center, Muskogee, Oklahoma
Win 3-35-1 Richard W. Wilson TKO 3 23/02/1995 Des Moines, Iowa
Win 3-53 Tommy Jeans TKO 3 16/02/1995 University Club, Kansas City, Missouri Referee stopped the bout at 1:40 of the third round.
No Contest 24-17-2 Verdell Smith ND 6 07/02/1995 Grand Island, Nebraska
Loss 64-4-1 Buddy McGirt UD 10 10/01/1995 Pontchartrain Center, Kenner, Louisiana 91-99, 91-99, 91-99.
Win 4-28 Kenny Willis PTS 6 13/12/1994 Kentucky
Win 3-2-1 Stanley Jones TKO 6 18/11/1994 Expo Square Pavilion, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Win 26-112-4 Reggie Strickland UD 6 03/11/1994 Capitol Plaza Hotel, Jefferson City, Missouri
Win 2-10 Terry Williams PTS 8 10/10/1994 Grand Island, Nebraska
Win 25-108-4 Reggie Strickland PTS 6 17/09/1994 Des Moines, Iowa
Win 1-13 Billy Pryor TKO 5 10/09/1994 Lincoln, Nebraska
Win 0-11 Bob Ervin TKO 4 16/08/1994 Grand Island, Nebraska
Loss 27-7-1 Cassius Clay Horne PTS 8 15/07/1994 America West Arena, Phoenix, Arizona
No Contest 25-20-3 Mark Brannon ND 6 11/06/1994 Paducah, Kentucky
No Contest 0-11 Anthony Davidson ND 3 24/05/1994 Saint Louis, Missouri
Win 1-9 Terry Williams PTS 8 30/04/1994 Lincoln, Nebraska
No Contest 25-19-3 Mark Brannon ND 4 28/04/1994 Springfield, Missouri
Win 0-13 Tom Bowles TKO 7 12/04/1994 Kansas City, Missouri
No Contest 33-7 Rob Bleakley ND 8 02/04/1994 Paducah, Kentucky
Win 33-6 Rob Bleakley PTS 8 30/03/1994 Kansas City, Kansas
Win 0-1 Jeff Frank PTS 6 04/01/1994 Memphis, Tennessee
Win 0-7 Anthony Davidson PTS 6 09/12/1993 Wichita, Kansas
Win 0-6 Anthony Montana KO 5 07/12/1993 Memphis, Tennessee
Win 0-6 Anthony Davidson PTS 6 23/11/1993 Kansas City, Missouri
Win 0-9 Kelly Brown KO 2 15/11/1993 Des Moines, Iowa
Win 0-2 Steve Barton TKO 3 02/11/1993 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Win 1-7 George Jackson KO 3 27/10/1993 Wichita, Kansas
Win 0-2 Cornell Butts KO 3 19/10/1993 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Win -- Anthony Henry KO 1 29/09/1993 Brady Theater, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Loss 9-2-1 Brandon Croly PTS 8 19/08/1993 Missouri State Fair, Sedalia, Missouri
Win 0-4 Terry Williams PTS 8 04/08/1993 Des Moines, Iowa
No Contest 20-1 Heath Todd ND 6 24/07/1993 Joplin, Missouri
Win 0-1 Willie Jackson KO 2 16/06/1993 Marriott Downtown, Kansas City, Kansas
Loss 8-2-1 Brandon Croly MD 10 01/05/1993 Del Mar, California
Win 0-5 George Jackson TKO 1 19/04/1993 Saint Louis, Missouri
Win 23-19 Kenneth Kidd TKO 1 30/03/1993 Kemper Arena, Kansas City, Missouri
Win -- Chris Clark TKO 3 27/03/1993 Lexington, Oklahoma
Win -- Tony Miller TKO 1 26/03/1993 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Win 3-17 Gary Brown PTS 6 24/03/1993 Louisville, Kentucky
Win 3-20 Tim Bonds TKO 5 23/03/1993 Evansville, Indiana
Win 0-2 Keith Jones TKO 5 19/03/1993 Wichita, Kansas
Win 0-4 Tom Bowles KO 5 15/03/1993 Jefferson City, Missouri
Win -- Jeff Frank TKO 3 09/03/1993 Nashville, Tennessee
Win 0-2 Anthony Montana TKO 2 06/03/1993 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Win 0-1 John Ramirez TKO 2 05/03/1993 Louisville, Kentucky
Win 3-15 Gary Brown UD 6 03/03/1993 Louisville, Kentucky
Win -- Tom Rhinehart PTS 6 01/03/1993 Allis Plaza Hotel, Kansas City, Missouri
Win 32-14-2 Felix Dubray PTS 12 23/02/1993 Purcell, Oklahoma
Win 2-2 Dean Keene TKO 2 14/02/1993 Great Falls, Montana
Win 2-17-1 Tim Brooks PTS 6 06/02/1993 Greensburg, Indiana
Win 0-12 Kenny Willis PTS 6 03/02/1993 London, Kentucky
No Contest 5-0 Tony R. Kern ND 4 02/02/1993 Indianapolis, Indiana
No Contest 0-2 Keith Jones NC 3 25/01/1993 Allis Plaza Hotel, Kansas City, Missouri
Win 0-3 Bob Ervin TKO 3 23/01/1993 Veteran's Coliseum, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Win 2-5 Howard Stern PTS 8 09/01/1993 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Win -- Anthony Davidson TKO 2 02/01/1993 Mid America All Indian Center, Wichita, Kansas
Loss 27-4-1 Kevin Pompey UD 12 18/11/1992 Knickerbacker Arena, Troy, New York IBF USBA Welterweight Title. 113-115, 112-116, 111-117.
No Contest 82-12-1 Harold Brazier ND 6 07/11/1992 Murray, Kentucky
Win -- Ivan Guban PTS 8 21/10/1992 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Win 0-1 Eugene George TKO 3 17/10/1992 Des Moines, Iowa
Win 4-1 Shane Davis KO 2 05/10/1992 Allis Plaza Hotel, Kansas City, Missouri
Win 0-5 Wilbert Blaine KO 1 02/10/1992 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Win 0-1 Tony Enna TKO 4 24/09/1992 Wichita, Kansas
Win -- Rick Jones KO 4 15/09/1992 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Win 0-1 Bob Ervin PTS 6 29/08/1992 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Win 22-38-2 Keheven Johnson KO 5 26/08/1992 Pueblo, Colorado
No Contest 21-16 Kenneth Kidd ND 6 17/08/1992 Allis Plaza Hotel, Kansas City, Missouri
Win 0-1 Anthony Montana KO 5 01/08/1992 Denver, Colorado
Win -- Bob Peru TKO 4 25/07/1992 Hugo, Oklahoma
No Contest 80-12-1 Harold Brazier ND 6 23/07/1992 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Win 1-7-1 Sam Wilson TKO 2 27/06/1992 Paducah, Kentucky
Win -- Jeff Charles PTS 6 22/06/1992 Bridgeton, Missouri
Win 0-11-1 Tommy Degen KO 4 20/06/1992 KIKS Soccer Arena, Wichita, Kansas
Win 2-4 Ray Harris PTS 6 02/06/1992 Memphis, Tennessee
Win -- Rodney Johnson UD 6 19/05/1992 Central Plaza Hotel, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Win -- Marco Davis TKO 2 19/05/1992 Wichita, Kansas
Win 10-4-1 William "Mr. Will" Hernandez KO 2 07/05/1992 Bozeman, Montana
Win 2-17 Tim Bonds TKO 3 28/04/1992 Indianapolis, Indiana
Win 0-3 Jesse Martinez TKO 3 16/04/1992 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Win 12-14 Billy Turner TKO 3 28/03/1992 Bartlesville, Oklahoma
Win 3-10 Jorge Acosta PTS 6 24/03/1992 Indianapolis, Indiana
Win 15-12 Sammy "The Natural" Brooks TKO 6 23/03/1992 Allis Plaza Hotel, Kansas City, Missouri
Win -- Charlie Coldwater TKO 3 14/03/1992 Mid America All Indian Center, Wichita, Kansas
Win 0-10-1 Quinton Fox TKO 4 12/03/1992 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Win 11-35-4 Darrell "Ned" Miller KO 5 07/03/1992 Veteran's Coliseum, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Win 20-13 Kenneth Kidd TKO 2 08/02/1992 Carthage, Missouri
Win 3-8-2 Dennis Dickerson PTS 8 03/02/1992 Kansas City, Missouri
Win 8-10 Brian Young TKO 5 01/02/1992 Greensburg, Indiana
Win 0-3 Wilbert Blaine KO 1 30/01/1992 Central Plaza Hotel, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Win 2-16 Tim Bonds TKO 4 24/01/1992 Mid America All Indian Center, Wichita, Kansas
Win 1-5 Lorenzo Thomas KO 3 11/01/1992 Lexington, Oklahoma
Win 19-1 Robert Wangila TKO 2 19/12/1991 The Hacienda, Las Vegas, Nevada Referee stopped the bout at 1:06 of the second round.
Win 0-3 Jerry Brown TKO 5 03/12/1991 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Win 0-3 Dick Allen TKO 3 19/11/1991 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Win 0-7 George Randolph TKO 3 14/11/1991 Bozeman, Montana
Win 12-13-1 Tim Payton PTS 6 17/10/1991 Indianapolis, Indiana
Win 0-8-1 Quinton Fox PTS 6 14/10/1991 Kansas City, Kansas
Win 7-19-1 Rico Hernandez TKO 5 12/10/1991 Lincoln, Nebraska
Win 20-34-2 Keheven Johnson KO 3 01/10/1991 Memphis, Tennessee
Win 2-4 Howard Stern KO 2 11/09/1991 Central Plaza Hotel, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Win 18-9 Kenneth Kidd PTS 6 09/09/1991 Kansas City, Missouri
Win 20-32-2 Keheven Johnson TKO 5 08/08/1991 Joey's Blues Bar, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Win 4-6 Harold Pinckney KO 2 06/08/1991 Memphis, Tennessee
Win 1-4 Mike Crawford KO 1 09/07/1991 Central Plaza Hotel, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Win 0-4 Trent Elwick PTS 6 17/06/1991 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Win 54-28-1 Rocky Berg PTS 6 30/05/1991 West Memphis, Arkansas
Win 2-5 Jorge Acosta PTS 10 24/05/1991 Carthage, Missouri
Win -- Vince Baldwin TKO 1 23/05/1991 Omaha, Nebraska
Win 3-38 Tommy Jeans KO 2 03/05/1991 Boxing Plaza, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Win 1-4 Jorge Acosta PTS 10 26/04/1991 Wichita, Kansas
Win 0-7 Darrell Bryant KO 3 13/04/1991 Miami, Oklahoma
Win -- Ken Jackson KO 2 12/04/1991 Muskogee, Oklahoma
Win 0-8 Ira Hathaway KO 4 05/04/1991 Boxing Plaza, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Win 6-15-1 Rico Hernandez UD 8 14/03/1991 Park Plaza Hotel, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Win 0-9 Tommy Degen KO 3 08/03/1991 Crest Theatre, Wichita, Kansas
Win 0-7 Bobby Thomas KO 2 01/03/1991 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Win 0-2 Mike Mackey KO 2 23/02/1991 Ardmore, Oklahoma
Win 0-2 Jarvis McMillan TKO 2 19/02/1991 T. Michael's Dance Club, Goodlettsville, Tennessee
Win 1-1 Andre Hawthorne KO 3 16/02/1991 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Win 18-43-1 Jake Torrance PTS 10 01/02/1991 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Win 11-11 Jerry L. Smith KO 2 22/01/1991 Park Plaza Hotel, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Win 0-1 Kevin Anderson TKO 1 06/01/1991 Bismarck Civic Center, Bismarck, North Dakota Referee stopped the bout at 1:47 of the first round.
No Contest 14-7 Kenneth Kidd ND 4 11/12/1990 Sherwood Club, Indianapolis, Indiana
Win 1-14 John E.D. Simmons KO 3 04/12/1990 Central Plaza Hotel, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Win 0-5 Willie Barnes KO 6 17/11/1990 Sheraton Kensington Hotel, Tulsa, Oklahoma Barnes knocked out at 2:08 of the sixth round.
Win 2-2 John Greene KO 1 08/11/1990 Lexington, Oklahoma
Win 3-35 Tommy Jeans PTS 6 06/11/1990 Omni New Daisy Theatre, Memphis, Tennessee
Win 20-23-1 Keheven Johnson UD 6 01/11/1990 Sherwood Club, Indianapolis, Indiana
Win 0-5 Ali Akar PTS 8 27/10/1990 Bismarck Civic Center, Bismarck, North Dakota
Win 0-3 Elwee Jackson KO 4 23/10/1990 Lexington, Oklahoma
Win 0-2 Billy Tutt KO 1 19/10/1990 Central Plaza Hotel, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Win 1-6-1 Sam Wilson TKO 4 13/10/1990 Louisville, Kentucky
Win 12-9 Kenny Brown PTS 12 27/09/1991 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Win 0-6 Tim Jackson KO 2 11/09/1990 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
No Contest 70-10-1 Harold Brazier ND 15 27/08/1990 Park Plaza Hotel, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Win 3-14 Marcellus Jackson TKO 3 07/08/1990 Memphis, Tennessee Referee stopped the bout at 2:26 of the third round.
Win 0-6 Bobby Thomas KO 1 31/07/1990 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Win 2-1 John Greene TKO 4 30/07/1990 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Win 5-22 Reese Smith KO 1 16/07/1990 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Win 0-4 Willie Barnes KO 9 21/06/1990 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Win 0-3 Leroy Jones UD 6 09/06/1990 Kansas City Memorial Hall, Kansas City, Kansas
Win 0-2 Anthony Phillips KO 5 24/05/1990 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Win -- Bud Adams KO 1 18/05/1990 Norman, Oklahoma
Win 0-1 John Walker KO 3 01/05/1990 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Win 0-4 Bobby Thomas KO 4 17/04/1990 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Win 0-2 Ricky Decker KO 3 03/04/1990 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Win 1-3-1 Tim Brooks KO 6 20/03/1990 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Win 0-4 Ali Akar KO 1 06/03/1990 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Win 3-4 Rico Hernandez KO 5 20/02/1990 Central Plaza Hotel, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Win 36-11 Rocky Berg PTS 10 23/01/1990 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Win 35-6-1 Kirkland Lang KO 7 10/01/1990 Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London
Win 0-2 Gary Thompson PTS 10 12/12/1989 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Win 0-3 Mike Gregory KO 1 05/12/1989 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Win 0-5 Tim Jackson KO 3 29/11/1989 Norman, Oklahoma
No Contest 7-0-1 Terry Lee Thomas ND 10 21/11/1989 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Win 3-3 Rico Hernandez UD 8 07/11/1989 Central Plaza Hotel, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Win 0-1 Jesse Martinez KO 3 17/10/1989 Central Plaza Hotel, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Win 0-1 James Solomon KO 2 03/10/1989 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Win 0-1 Gary Thompson PTS 8 05/09/1989 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Win 0-2 Randy Collins KO 4 24/08/1989 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Win 0-1 Jerry Williamson PTS 6 15/08/1989 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Win 0-18 Ponce Ortiz KO 3 01/08/1989 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Win 0-2 Dick Allen KO 2 11/07/1989 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Loss 3-0 Robert Wangila MD 6 12/06/1989 Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada
Draw 0-2 Tim Bennett TD 1 02/05/1989 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Win 0-2 Brad Billings KO 3 15/04/1989 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Win -- Tim Brooks PTS 6 04/04/1989 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Win 0-2 Wilson Douglas KO 2 21/03/1989 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Win 0-1 Billy Tutt KO 3 07/03/1989 Central Plaza Hotel, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Win 9-13-1 Keheven Johnson PTS 4 21/02/1989 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Win -- Jim Wright KO 2 07/02/1989 Central Plaza Hotel, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Win 0-3-1 Jose Ramirez KO 4 06/12/1988 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Win -- Trent Elwick KO 3 15/11/1988 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Win 1-2 Tim Hall TKO 2 01/11/1988 Central Plaza Hotel, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Win 0-1 Jerry Brown KO 3 18/10/1988 Central Plaza Hotel, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Win -- Mike Armstrong KO 2 04/10/1988 Central Plaza Hotel, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Win -- Richie White PTS 4 20/09/1988 Central Plaza Hotel, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Win 11-7 Carl Penn KO 2 30/08/1988 Habana Inn, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Win 3-1 Roger Choate PTS 6 02/08/1988 Central Plaza Hotel, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Win -- Tim Bonds KO 2 19/07/1988 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Draw -- Wendell Stafford PTS 4 05/07/1988 Central Plaza Hotel, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Win -- Nicholas Gray KO 2 05/04/1988 Central Plaza Hotel, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Gray knocked out at 1:37 of the second round.
Win 1-0 Clarence King KO 1 01/03/1988 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Win 3-14 Vernon Garrett UD 4 02/02/1988 Central Plaza Hotel, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Win 21-107-4 Simmie Black UD 6 17/11/1987 Central Plaza Hotel, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Win 0-1 Steve McMinn KO 2 28/10/1987 Dallas, Texas
Win 0-2 Tim Jackson KO 1 20/10/1987 Central Plaza Hotel, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Win -- Mike Gregory KO 1 06/10/1987 Central Plaza Hotel, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Win 0-4 Ali Smith PTS 4 18/08/1987 Trade Winds Central Inn, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

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