Archive for March 15th, 2008

DEXTER JACKSON WINS NEW ZEALAND PRO!

by: John Tuman and Allan Donnelly

Dexter Jackson notches win No. 3 of 2008

March 15, 2008

2008 is turning out to be the year of The Blade. Next stop, Las Vegas. Dexter Jackson continued his recent string of success by winning the New Zealand Pro on Saturday, his third win of the 2008 season and his third in the last three weeks. Jackson started his run by winning the Arnold Classic on March 1, then won the Australian Pro Grand Prix last weekend.

Melvin Anthony finished as the runner-up to Jackson for the second week in a row, while Toney Freeman took advantage of Moe Elmoussawi’s absence to place third. Sergey Shelestov and Troy Alves rounded out the top five, with Shelestov placing fourth and earning an Olympia qualification in the process. Elmoussawi finished third in Australia last week. Since he was a co-promoter in New Zealand, Elmossawi didn’t compete.
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