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SKY IS THE LIMIT

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FOR all the speculation and reporting about UK broadcasters of boxing – in particular Sky Sports – last weekend served as a timely reminder of just how valuable their investment in the sport has been. On Sunday night, Sky aired the London card topped by Fabio Wardley and Frazer Clarke clashing for the British heavyweight title. Sky had done a good job of seeding the fight over the past few months, both in the platforms Clarke and Wardley had been given on other fight nights and

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