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‘We need to keep the story going’

JOSH WARRINGTON, Josh Kelly, Lawrence Okolie and Conor Benn are the headline attractions on Matchroom’s upcoming UK schedule, with the Alexander Povetkin-Dillian Whyte rematch looking likely to be staged outside of Britain.

After a rise in coronavirus cases caused all boxing events in the UK to be postponed in January, the British Boxing Board of Control recently confirmed that the sport will resume under its jurisdiction in the middle of February.

Matchroom kick things off on Saturday February 13, as Leeds’ IBF featherweight champion Josh Warrington goes head-to-head with Mexican Mauricio Lara. On the undercard, Zelfa Barrett collides with Kiko Martinez,

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