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Meet Nathan Heaney, the throwback boxer who delivered magic in the fight of the year

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Nathan Heaney belongs in another boxing time and space. On Saturday, Heaney defended his British middleweight title when his fight with Brad Pauls was declared a split draw; Heaney is the champion and that meant he kept the title. The pair could have a rematch in June, outdoors at Stoke City.

In the week before the first bell in Birmingham, Heaney hand-delivered over 2,000 tickets to his devoted fans in Stoke.

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