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BORN AGAIN

Matt Christie

@MattCBoxingNews

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ONCE upon a time in Saudi Arabia, the man widely regarded as the best heavyweight in the world was almost beaten by a debutant and subsequently had to postpone a fight with his closest rival.

Less than two months later in the same Kingdom, a card featuring several other top heavyweights, which had been put together in a matter of days, unfolded over the course of eight hours in which reputations were both restored and shattered, before plans for two more mammoth events were confirmed to

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