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ALTHOUGH the main event this weekend is dividing opinion, there are not many with a bad word to say about the chief support, which could be a British heavyweight clash for the ages.

It is a fight that almost happened by default after the now-infamous purse bid saga involving another British contender, Frazer Clarke, who was withdrawn from a prospective showdown with the Lonsdale Belt-holder, Fabio Wardley.

That opened the door for Queensberry’s rising heavyweight, David Adeleye, who had sowed the seeds for this fight six months ago with an opportune appearance at a press conference.

That day, Wardley had been

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