Photo for 11/16/09: Foreman vs. Santos

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November 16, 2009November 19, 2009By Alessia Pirolo
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Yuri Foreman, from Brooklyn, right, throws a right at the head of Daniel Santos, from Puerto Rico, during their WBA super welterweight boxing title fight Saturday, Nov. 14, 2009 in Las Vegas. Photo courtesy: AP Photo/Jae C. Hong
Yuri Foreman, from Brooklyn, right, throws a right at the head of Daniel Santos, from Puerto Rico, during their WBA super welterweight boxing title fight Saturday, Nov. 14, 2009 in Las Vegas. Photo courtesy Jae C. Hong/AP

Yuri Foreman, an Orthodox Jewish boxer raised in Brooklyn, became the first Jewish World Champion since 1932. On Saturday night in Las Vegas he defeated champion Daniel Santos to win the WBA Super Welterweight title. Foreman is studying to be a rabbi.

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