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LIFE ON THE ROAD

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THE last Setanta boxing hour was on a Thursday in June of 2009 and five days later the channel vanished.

The last guests were – all live – Enzo Maccarinelli, Frank Warren, Steve Farhood, Tony Jeffries and Darren Sutherland. And, about 100 of your emails.

Less than three months later, I took the show on the road. It was a total disaster in many ways; a comedy, a mix of ego, dire planning, no planning, lies, more lies, bad hotels and, in there somewhere, some glorious nights. Late, late nights, by the way.

The plan was for a 12-city tour, but that shrunk a little bit when

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