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Almost Civilised

@ElliotWorsell

Online Editor

IT could very well be an age thing. Either that or an increasing need for and appreciation of sleep. Whatever it is, the prospect of watching boxing from Japan at the wonderfully civilised hour of 11am has become not only more and more appealing but now also appears to be the best way to watch the sport and do justice to the action in the ring.

This thought arrived on Saturday, somewhere between 11 and 12 o’clock, and was largely inspired by the performances of

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