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FORMER amateur star Sam Maxwell fulfilled a boyhood dream by snatching the British and Commonwealth super-lightweight crowns from defending champion, Akeem Ennis-Brown, in a close but controversial fight in the summer. Out of action since, and with a baby on the way next year, the 33-year-old is hoping 2022 is a successful year both personally and professionally.

The contest with Ennis-Brown was originally scheduled for March, then postponed until July before eventually taking place in August. The outcome being that the Hackney-born and Liverpool-based star – alongside new trainer Steve Maylett –

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