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A TREMENDOUS weekend of boxing just occurred. The fights, particularly the main events in Dublin and Las Vegas, were of a very high standard and illustrated what happens when two quality, well-matched boxers are pitched against each other.

There were plenty of other talking points. Let’s start with the scoring. Now, I was of the belief that Vasiliy Lomachenko did just enough to beat Devin Haney, but it was not a “robbery”. It was close and not an easy one to score.

What did

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