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BURTON BEATEN

RIGA, LATVIA

SEPTEMBER 26

BOLOTNIKS-BURTON

NINE months after blasting out Steven Ward inside a round at the Brentwood Centre, bearded Latvian Ricards Bolotniks was back in action on home soil in the semi-finals of MTK’s Golden Contract light-heavyweight tournament.

Studio 69, complete with its York Hall-style balcony overlooking the ring, played host to Manchester’s . In his first outing of the year, the visitor slipped to only

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