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Spike O'Sullivan: Time to charge boxing cheats with attempted murder

I’ve fought 36 times as a pro. Five of them were likely against fighters who doped, maybe seven. That’s 20 per cent of my fighting life, in there against guys who were juicing
Spike O'Sullivan: Time to charge boxing cheats with attempted murder

DARK WEEK: Chris Eubank Jr, Conor Benn and Eddie Hearn did boxing few favours with their reaction to Benn's positive test this week. Pic: PA Wire

There are too many cheats in boxing. The only way to finally start getting rid of them is for any fighter found to have taken performance-enhancing drugs to be charged with attempted murder.

Listen to me, I’m dead serious. I’m sick of it. It’s an absolute heartbreaker for the rest of us, for the clean lads bursting our bollocks every day.

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