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BRIDGING THE CASUAL-HARDCORE DIVIDE

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WE are now just days away from the biggest fight of the year and one of the most meaningful contests in recent memory. When Terence Crawford and Errol Spence Jnr face each other on Saturday night, it will be the culmination of years of anticipation and expectation. It matches two of the most talented and accomplished fighters on the planet to determine supremacy in one of the sport’s most marketable divisions.

But does it feel like it?

Here in the UK, promotion around the fight has felt muted. And when it comes to prominent fights between two international fighters –

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