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STEP BACK IN TIME

THERE was something eerie about York Hall during the series of Queensberry Promotions events staged inside the all but empty arena at the height of the pandemic. One could almost hear the old hallowed venue creaking and groaning without spectators inside to enliven it.

After a break of 16 months, York Hall is preparing to welcome fans up its stairs and inside its walls to watch boxing again. To celebrate its return to life, Boxing News – courtesy of Darren Rees – has produced a 90-minute audio documentary on the spiritual home of British boxing.

“If you’ve never been to York Hall, I’d say,

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