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Diabetic boxer granted licence to fight

A boxer from Rochdale has been granted a boxing licence after the sport's governing body overturned a rule, which stopped boxers with type 1 diabetes fighting professionally. 25-year-old Muhammed Ali was initially refused a license by the British Boxing Board of Control because they thought checking blood sugar levels during bouts would be too disruptive.

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