-Messenger photo by Bill Shea
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Fort Dodge Mayor Dave Flattery, left, poses with Fort Dodge native and former boxing champion John Roby at Monday’s City Council meeting. Flattery presented Roby with a proclamation of recognition saluting him for his boxing career and his current efforts to teach young people resiliency and determination. Roby fought 48 professional bouts and was the International Boxing Organization’s super featherweight champion in 1993 and 1994.
