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For you, Grandad

TELFORD’S Liam Davies entered his British super-bantamweight title fight against Marc Leach on June 11 aware that he was the underdog, yet, rather than put out by this, found it to be mostly energising, firmly of the belief his victory would be twice as satisfying as a result.

Not just that, Davies had enough self-confidence, not to mention support from his training team, parents, and late grandfather, to enter the fight with all the motivation and drive he would require to get the job done.

Which is, in the end, precisely what he did. He got the job done by dropping Leach

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