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Kell Brook will face Lovemore N’dou in front of a packed crowd at the Hillsborough Leisure Centre on Saturday (June 25) with promoters Matchroom Sport confirming the show is a sell-out. The Steel City show makes it back-to-back sell outs for Matchroom Boxing after the Prizefighter Welterweights II event at …

Recently, I spoke with former World Light-Heavyweight Champion John Conteh. As an amateur, Conteh was a Middleweight and Light-Heavyweight National Champion. As a pro, he won the vacant Light-Heavyweight title against Argentinaʼs Jorge Ahumada in 1974. After three defenses, he was stripped of that title for failing to defend against …