Names in the News - Aug. 21, 1985
Willie (The Cannon) Shannon, a former light-heavyweight boxer, was sentenced to 30 years in prison for kidnaping and beating a 19-year-old woman in North Las Vegas in October, 1983.
Shannon, 33, must serve at least five years before he is eligible for parole.
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