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TIPPING POINT

THESE are troubling times for the British Boxing Board of Control (BBBoC). This weekend in Saudi Arabia, a 10-rounder between a fighter widely regarded to be the best heavyweight in the world and a debutant will be under their jurisdiction.

The Board were invited by the Saudi government to sanction a show that will include an undercard featuring a British heavyweight title fight between Fabio Wardley and David Adeleye. It is understood that

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