McKinney Vs. Lowey For WBU Title Saturday

Kennedy McKinney won an Olympic gold medal in Asia, won aprofessional championship in Europe and lost it in Africa. He willtry to win a second crown - the vacant World Boxing Unionjunior-featherweight title - Saturday in Chicago when he fights JohnLowey at the Bismarck Palace, 171 W. Randolph.

Lowey, who hails from Ireland, has been fighting out of Chicagofor the last year and a half. The fight will be televised live on"The CBS Sports Show." The main event is scheduled for 2 p.m.; thefirst fight will be at 1 p.m.

Lowey, who is 21-0 with 15 knockouts, would have fought McKinneyin the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, but he suffered a brokenknuckle and had to withdraw from their semifinal bout.

Ticket prices are $40, $30 and $20. For more information, callMike Joyce's Clover Promotions at (312) 239-4450.

COACH DIES: Harlein Holden, 40, of Evanston died in his sleepMonday.

He was the boxing coach at Loyola Park and coach of the ChicagoGolden Gloves team.

Holden had just returned from a fishing trip to Wisconsin.

He had a good amateur career, followed by a short pro career.Among his foes was Bruce "Mouse" Strauss, whom he defeated.

He was president of the Illinois Amateur Boxing Association.

WHOLE LOTTA GOLOTA: Chicago heavyweight Andrew Golota will fightWest Turner on the undercard of the Pernell Whitaker-Gary JacobsWorld Boxing Council welterweight title bout Saturday in AtlanticCity, N.J.

The main event will be televised by HBO, but there are no plansto televise the Golota fight.

Golota, who moved here from Poland several years ago, isscheduled to fight Alex Zolkin of Russia in January. Zolkin willfight Tony Tubbs on ESPN's "Top Rank Boxing" on Friday.

PUNCHLINES: Luis Santana won and retained his WBCsuper-welterweight title by being fouled by Terry Norris in two boutsthat saw him taken to the hospital. Last Saturday, he lost the crownto Norris in their third fight. He was knocked out in the secondround but was on his feet within seconds.

"I win the title, I go to the hospital," Santana said. "I losemy title, but I don't go to the hospital. . . . I don't know if Ishould be happy."