His father, who owned a printing business, also managed local fighters.

A good local fighter might sell more tickets, help pull in a hometown crowd.

In one battle early this week, an Israeli tank tried to enter on the northern side and was disabled by the local fighters.

If one of the local fighters felt he was getting ready to lose, he simply withdrew, and someone else took his place.

Some nights they set up $10 seats at ringside there to watch the local fighters.

The compound, two local fighters said, was connected by cable to a communications tower at a post office.

The Irishman is still taking on the local fighters to the tune of one a week.

Etches of crosses still mark the rocks near where the 20 local fighters had fallen.

JJ is drawn first against a local fighter and loses.

Sometimes, the local fighter was even in on the fix, helping to hype the fight.