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A week to remember

Matt Christie

@MattCBoxingNews

Editor

EVEN the most hardened fight fan on the planet, one so used to riding the sport’s waves of elation and disappointment they’ve grown numb to both, would have been reminded over the past seven days why they fell for boxing’s charms all those years ago.

It was a triumphant week. One that showcased the sport at its imperfect best and exhibited exactly what fans like the most: An evenly matched fight. It should be an unwritten rule that every bout is as evenly matched as possible. That only a small percentage of bouts can truly be labelled as such illustrates it’s a rule that should in fact be written down, laminated, framed, and then given pride of place on every

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