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Return of the Sandman

ANYONE daring to count out ‘The Sandman’ may soon be forced into a recalculation.

Lewis Ritson is back, though he is quick to point out that he has never been away.

The 30-year-old is preparing for a potential career-reviving fight with Paddy Donovan in Leeds on the Saturday undercard of the long-awaited Josh Taylor-Jack Catterall rematch.

A victory over the undefeated Irishman would immediately put the Forest Hall favourite in the mix at 147lbs, a year and a bit on from a brutal ninth-round stoppage by Ohara Davies in their WBA final super-lightweight eliminator.

 entertainment he has provided, but similar to the famous Mark Twain he is very much alive and punching.

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