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‘THIS JOURNEY IS NOT OVER’

IT might have never happened before – five friends and their five medals, all sharing their Olympic memories on one night.

Galal Yafai, Lauren Price, Ben Whittaker, Frazer Clarke and Karriss Artingstall gathered at Cannock’s Bar Sport to relive every fight from the summer’s Olympic boxing. Richie Woodhall brilliantly walked them through each day of the boxing; the winners, losers, tears, relief and glory. The 2012 team never did anything like this. Never.

Woodhall eased them all back on their seats, made them lower their guard and got them all to talk openly, warmly, with fondness, respect, honesty and a lot of humour. It’s Woodhall who takes

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