Henry Hearns, the youngest brother of boxer Thomas Hearns, was convicted of second-degree murder for shooting his fiancee two nights before his brother fought a draw against Sugar Ray Leonard.

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Hearns, 23, was charged with first-degree murder in the June 10 slaying of Nancy Barile, 19, who was was shot in the boxer's Southfield home.Bill Irving, a research attorney for Oakland County Circuit Judge Jessica Cooper, said Hearns faces up to life in prison on the murder charge and a mandatory two years on the firearm charge. Sentencing was scheduled for Dec. 12.

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