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Groves retires, Hugh McIlvanney and a cornerman masterclass
George Groves' career, remembering sports writer Hugh McIlvanney and how to stop cuts.
On the day George Groves announced his retirement from boxing at the age of 30, Mike and Steve look back at his career, including the two megafights against Carl Froch, his rivalry with James DeGale and the long road he took to eventually becoming a world champion. Also, remembering the late, great boxing writer Hugh McIlvanney, who covered the majority of Muhammad Ali's career from ringside, and expert cuts man Kerry Kayes explains how to work the corner.
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Archive: Hugh McIlvanney鈥檚 report on Johnny Owen鈥檚 final fight
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5 Live Boxing with Steve Bunce
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