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DELIGHT FOR DOLAN

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OCTOBER 6

WHOLE SHOW

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THE WITHDRAWAL at the 11th hour by Sheerness puncher Martin McDonagh saw his bill-topper against Doncaster’s Reece Mould shelved and the Commonwealth super-flyweight title bout between Newark-based champion Emma Dolan and Worksop challenger Nicola Hopewell elevated to main-event at the sparkling new Park Community Arena.

The venue, carbon-neutral and built on what was the car park of the old Don Valley Stadium, will predominantly host to basketball, but this was the first time it had hosted a sporting event, the licence only being

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