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DURING the period between 1911 and 1932, boxing was so popular within the United Kingdom that purpose-built stadia dedicated solely to boxing were opened up in a number of Northern cities. Among the most famous of these were the St James Hall in Newcastle, which operated between 1909 and 1929, and its successor the New St James Hall, which staged

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