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Sunshine and a scrap

“LOCKDOWN has been full of baking and drinking,” Tyrone Nurse laughed while explaining to Boxing News how his upcoming August 8 fight with Kerman Lejarraga, 30-2 (24), materialised out of the blue.

“Originally, I couldn’t see myself fighting this side of Christmas,” explained the former British super-lightweight champion, 37-6-2 (7). “I didn’t see anything occurring until 2021, so I knocked training on the head and had a bit of time off to properly rest and recover. It was all a bit of a surprise when this one popped up. I got a phone call from

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