Mark Burse
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Mark Burse is a professional boxer
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...

 in the Lightweight
Lightweight
Light-weight is a class of athletes in a particular sport, based on their weight.-Professional boxing:The lightweight division is over 130 pounds and up to 135 pounds weight class in the sport of boxing....

 division.

Pro Career

In April of 2002, Burse lost to future three-time world champion, Mexican
Mexican people
Mexican people refers to all persons from Mexico, a multiethnic country in North America, and/or who identify with the Mexican cultural and/or national identity....

 Humberto Soto
Humberto Soto
Armando Humberto Soto Ochoa is a Mexican professional boxer in the Lightweight division. He is a former WBC Interim Featherweight, WBC Super Featherweight, and WBC Lightweight champion.-Pro career:...

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IBA Americas Championship

On January 28, 2004 Mark lost a very disputed split-decision to IBA Americas Featherweight
Featherweight
Featherweight is a weight class division in the sport of boxing. There are similarly named divisions under several Mixed Martial Arts organizations and in Greco-Roman wrestling.-Professional boxing:...

 champion, Alvin Brown
Alvin Brown (boxer)
Alvin Brown is a professional American boxer in the Light Welterweight division and is the former North American Boxing Association Featherweight champion.-Pro career:...

. The bout was held at the Ameristar Casino in Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri
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