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PADDY THE GREAT

I WAS very sorry to hear that Leicester EBA stalwarts Mick Greaves (President/Chairman) and Alan Parr (Secretary) have been suffering from ill health. Mick was a useful pro featherweight in the 1960s who swapped gloves with some of the UK’s best, including future British champions Evan Armstrong and Jimmy Anderson.

Alan, as I’ve said before, had an unenviable task, taking over from an outstanding Secretary in

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