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Buzzing • Qawi went from prison to the Hall of Fame via two world titles, and became a righteous man along the way

Wrestling with giants • Some were saddened, others gladdened, when heavyweight legends took off the gloves and grappled

LETTERS • FREE TO FIGHT, AND TO SPEAK

FIGHT CIRCUS • Truth can be stranger than fiction, and some of the wildest moments and characters in boxing wouldn’t have looked out of place in the scripted world of wrestling

Gunned down • Butterbean talks about the night he faced a pro wrestler who dared to think he could beat a real fighter

ELITE OPERATOR • After his boxing career was cut short by injury, Anthony Ogogo returned to the ring as a wrestler. But he found that while the fights weren’t real, there was nothing fake about his new world

HOLD MY BEER • In scenes like something out of WWE, Tim Tomashek was pulled out of the crowd to fight the champ

OSCAR WORTHY • Duarte’s relentless aggression overcomes Sims’ silky skills, writes Graham Houston

ENGINE FIRE • Cumming’s intensity proves decisive, writes Roy Kelly at ringside

MAN POSSESSED • Having been stung before, Canizalez refuses to let judges decide his fate in rematch held on home territory, writes Graham Houston

SANDOVAL STUNS TERAJI • American upset unseats Japanese mainstay, and its another draw for Higa, writes Shaun Brown

NO QUARTERS GIVEN • The WBC Grand Prix enters the final-eight stage in three divisions. Matt Bozeat previews the field

20/20 VISION • Craig Parker is an American cruiserweight who’s knocked out every man he’s ever faced – even in the amateurs. Now, he’s coming to Britain

INTERFERENCE • ESPN’s departure from the sport marks the end of boxing on legacy TV in America. And while there have never been more ways to watch boxing, the experience of doing so has never been more fragmented

Distant parallels • One was among the fiercest heavyweights of all. The other was known for his in-ring fragility. Yet Sonny Liston and Jack Bodell had more in common than you might think

CONTINENTAL DRIFT • CONTINUING OUR SERIES DOCUMENTING THE HISTORY OF BRITISH BOXING, WE LOOK AT HOW THE BALANCE OF POWER IN EUROPE STARTED TO SHIFT AWAY FROM THE UK IN THE 1920S

No self-doubting Thomas • Super-heavy hopeful Damar tells Matt Bozeat that he’s going to be better than Fury and Joshua

RIVIERA OF DREAMS • Box Cup competitors to be showcased by Sky Sports, writes Matt Bozeat

PRECIOUS METAL • More gold and silver for shining Platinum, writes Matt Bozeat

UNENTITLED • When beating a world champion in a non-title fight doesn’t even get you a shot at an Area belt

ALWAYS A WARM WELCOME • It’s good when someone comes the first time – and even better if they come back

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