By Associated Press
Oxford, AL – A Republican state senator who gained wide notice for a videotaped punch he threw at a Democratic colleague on the Senate floor received a trophy of a boxer from Calhoun County Republicans Monday night.
Charles Bishop of Jasper, who has said Senator Lowell Barron of Fyffe cursed him before being hit in the face, was honored at a GOP meeting for his ''defending of womankind.''
But Bishop has voiced regret over the swing he took June 7th on the final day of the regular legislative session.
Barron has said he did not use the words that Bishop claims provoked him.
The event, captured by Alabama Public Television and replayed on Internet video around the globe, is expected to be addressed by a Senate ethics panel in next year's session.
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