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To be fair • Hometown decisions just ain’t what they used to be

PUBLIC INDECENCY • When passions erupted on an X-rated introduction to the intimacy of York Hall

THE ICE MAN COMETH • How a masterstroke and a hundred-dollar bill won the hardest fight of them all

WE CAN ALL DO OUR BIT

CONTINUING THE CONVERSATION • Major newspapers and mental health charities seek to carry Ricky Hatton’s torch, writes Shaun Brown

HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE ON BBC2 • Clarke vs TKV announced as first fight on new Boxxer deal

TRAGEDY PAUSES SPORT IN GHANA • 32-year-old Akushey dies 11 days after stoppage defeat

THE CHAMPIONSHIP OF EACH OTHER • On its 50th anniversary, Hall of Fame writer Jerry Izenberg recalls being ringside at The Thrilla In Manila, the greatest fight he ever witnessed in a 74-year career

WAR CORRESPONDENCE • Boxing News’ veteran contingent recall watching the Thrilla In Manila as it happened

ALI - AND NO DOUBT ABOUT IT! • Brave Frazier hammered to defeat in 14 great rounds

THRILLAS THAT FOLLOWED • Ali-Frazier III may never be bettered, but the heavyweight championship has continued to provide plenty of drama

THE NIGHTMARE AND THE DREAM • Nathaniel Collins sees himself leading the resurgence of big-time Scottish boxing

HEIR TO THE THRONE • Collins auditions as the man to lead Scotland into a new era, writes Graham Houston

Steel City slicksters • It might be more nip and tuck than bombs away in British title fight, writes Oscar Pick

FIRST LADY’S LAST • Braekhus aims to bow out with a win – and more titles. By Steve Wellings

One big adventure • The pioneering Cecilia Braekhus heads home to close out a great career, defined by her many accolades and travels, writes Mark Baldwin

Early scare averted • McComb triumphs after tactics defuse first-round drama, writes Andy Whittle at ringside

Weekend warriors • A variety of fare, from the familiar to the frightening, across two nights of action watched from ringside by Oliver Fennell

Damage limitation • Injured Andrews plays safe to seal win, writes Philip Sharkey at ringside

BOYS OWEN HERO • Rees repels veteran effort from Ellison to lift Area title, writes Roy Kelly at ringside

FLYING • How an unassuming flyweight from Liverpool answered a late-notice call from boxing’s most powerful man to fight in Las Vegas

THE BIRTH OF THE BOARD • CONTINUING OUR SERIES DOCUMENTING THE HISTORY OF BRITISH BOXING, WE RECALL HOW THE BOARD OF CONTROL CAME TO BE, AND THE EARLY PROBLEMS IT FACED

Passport to success • Stoican plots path that doesn’t depend on paperwork, writes Matt Bozeat

TOP COACH DAVIES REMEMBERED • Nigel had 30 years of success in Wales and beyond, writes Matt Bozeat

Collision course • Bonner closing in on...