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WHEN Eddie Hearn looks back at the results from his second edition of Fight Camp, what will most likely please him most, more than the world-class exploits of Leigh Wood and Kid Galahad, will be the way Joshua Buatsi stepped up on Saturday night.

Buatsi came through the biggest test of his professional career to date, against Latvia’s Ricards Bolotniks, with a lot of boxes ticked. Firstly, it was a win, secondly it was spectacular, but most importantly, it proved to be difficult. Boltoniks did not fade away under Buatsi’s bombardment.

After being dropped in the sixth round, Bolotniks stuck

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