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DUTY OF CARE

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THERE are a few different strands that have inadvertently tied together in the media this week, all relating to one thing: boxing’s duty of care (or lack thereof) to its fighters. The most alarming example of this has, once again, come from Ryan Garcia. The 25-year-old continues to raise concern with every post he makes on social media: he has gone from claiming he has been murdered to claims that he was raped by a family member when he was two years old, had proof of aliens and was abducted and

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