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THE MAGIC OF ULSTER HALL

Steve Bunce

@BigDaddyBunce

Voice of boxing

IT IS possible that the Ulster Hall has the best seat anywhere in the world to watch boxing.

The optimum seat on the balcony, which is even closer to the ring than the one at York Hall, might just be about 10 feet away away from, and three feet higher than, the boxers in the ring. It might also be an optical illusion, inspired by the atmosphere.

Every time I go to a fight there, I’m reminded of just how magnificent the place is. It is fancy, ornate and at the

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