Kal Yafai was a 2008 Olympian who claimed a WBA world title before retiring. Before he was done, he got to fight the great Roman Gonzalez.

However, two weeks ago he was ringside to watch his brother Galal – an Olympic gold medallist – lose for the first time. Francisco Rodriguez was inspired in beating Yafai over 12-gruelling rounds, but afterwards failed a VADA test for performance enhancing drugs.

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Tris Dixon covered his first amateur boxing fight in 1996. The former editor of Boxing News, he has written for a number of international publications and newspapers, including GQ and Men’s Health. He has been a broadcaster for TNT Sports and hosts the popular “Boxing Life Stories” podcast. Dixon is a British Boxing Hall of Famer, an International Boxing Hall of Fame elector, and the author of five boxing books, including “Damage: The Untold Story of Brain Trauma in Boxing” (shortlisted for the William Hill Sportsbook of the Year), “Warrior: A Champion’s Search for His Identity” (shortlisted for the Sunday Times International Sportsbook of the Year) and “The Road to Nowhere: A Journey Through Boxing’s Wastelands.”  

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