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      Meet Paige Van Zant’s next bare-knuckle opponent Charisa Sigala who shares x-rated pictures and goes to war in the ring

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      PAIGE VAN ZANT is not the only Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship star prepared to leave little to the imagination online. Charisa Sigala, who faces VanZant in London next Saturday, wows fans of her own on social media and even has an OnlyFans account.
      Charisa Sigala fights Paige VanZant in LondonCredit: Instagram / @charisa_sweetheart
      Charisa Sigala has an OnlyFans account of her ownCredit: Instagram / @charisa_sweetheart
      Charisa Sigala has had three BKFC boutsCredit: BKFC via Instagram / @charisa_sweetheart
      Sigala meets Paige van Zant in the ring nextCredit: Instagram @paigevanzant
      But looks can be deceiving as Sigala is a ruthless fighter, not afraid to trade heavy blows in the ring.
      She has a win, loss and draw in her three BKFC bouts, recently drawing against Angela Danzig in March.
      Sigala, 38, returns at Wembley Arena in the biggest fight of her life against ex-UFC prospect VanZant.
      It features on a packed card which is headlined by Bellator welterweight Michael Venom Page, 35, and former UFC contender Mike Perry, 30.
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      Sigala said: “This event is going to be a big part of BKFC history, and I’m really excited to be a part of it.
      “Fighting at Knuckle Mania in 2021 made me a part of that historic event.
      “I didn’t fully recognize the significance of that in my debut, but I’m very aware of it heading into London.
      “This is another huge opportunity to be a part of BKFC history.” 
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      VanZant lost to Britain Hart in her BKFC debut and was then defeated by Rachael Ostovich – who she beat in the UFC – last July.
      So the American part-time professional wrestler is looking for her first win in the ring.
      Cynical fans dubbed her bout with Sigla the “OnlyFans Championship” due to their subscription-based accounts.
      But speaking to the Daily Star, VanZant, 28, hit back: “I don’t know if I have a reaction to that.
      “I mean, you have to understand that both my opponent and me are two females doing what a lot of people cannot do.
      “You know, 99.9% of the world would never have a boxing match, let alone a bare knuckle boxing match.
      “So, we are doing something nobody else can do. I see it as I’ve been extremely successful in a lot of things, and there is a reason that I choose to fight. I get to make it a choice.
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      “A lot of people have to do these things, they have to wake up and go to work.
      “But I get to do whatever I want, because I have been extremely smart financially. I am really lucky that I get to go out and do what I love.”
      Paige VanZant lost her opening two BKFC fightsCredit: INSTAGRAM
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      Tyson Fury flies to Iceland with dad John to call out Game of Thrones star Thor Bjornsson – before going AXE THROWING

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      TYSON FURY flew to Iceland with his dad John to confront Hafthor Bjornsson – but ended up AXE THROWING instead. Fury filmed himself arriving at Keflavik Airport with John and business partner Spencer Brown.
      Tyson Fury and his dad John taking a trip to Iceland
      John Fury axe throwing in Iceland
      And their mission was to “find” Game of Thrones star Bjornsson following talk of an exhibition bout.
      But the former world’s strongest man was instead in Rome filming a movie, so Fury had to find other ways to entertain himself.
      That included buying Vikings hats, heading to the pub and going axe throwing.
      After Bjornsson caught wind of Fury’s trip to his homeland, he demanded a fight contract be sent his way.
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      He said: “I’m currently in Rome filming a movie, loving life and guess what?
      “Tyson Fury’s in Iceland, he tried to find me, couldn’t find me because obviously I’m not there.
      “But Tyson, if your team is serious, if you’re serious about fighting me, have your team send me a contract, lets get serious and I’ll find you.
      “I’ll come to you, I’ll find you, no worries.”
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      Bjornsson, 33, recently beat strongman rival Eddie Hall, 34, in their gigantic grudge match in March but he has not returned since.
      Fury, 33, meanwhile retired from boxing a month later knocking out Dillian Whyte, 34, at Wembley.
      But it appears his hiatus was short-lived after claiming he was coming back to face Derek Chisora, 38, in an unlikely trilogy bout.
      The fight was first eyed for December but shortly after, Fury appeared to suggest his rematch with Chisora was already off.

      He said: “Do you know the funny this is – people love to do deals and then ask for more or change the goalposts.
      “But the usual thing for me is then I tell them to go get f****d. So there we are.”
      It would free up Fury to fight Bjornsson in a extraordinary exhibition.
      With the Gypsy King still keeping hold of his WBC title, an undisputed decider remains on the cards.
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      But he first has to wait for Oleksandr Usyk, 35, to rematch Anthony Joshua, 32, next Saturday, following the Ukrainian’s win last September.
      Fury would then be in line to challenge the winner in what would be a first-ever heavyweight unification in the modern four-belt era.
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      Anthony Joshua exact fight time against Oleksandr Usyk CONFIRMED… and UK fans are in for a very late night

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      ANTHONY JOSHUA’S rematch with Oleksandr Usyk is set to take place at 11pm UK time on August 20.There had been much hope that the bout would take place in the UK, only for it to be taken to Saudi Arabia.
      Oleksandr Usyk and Anthony Joshua will fight each other on August 20Credit: Reuters
      Unlike for big fights in the United States, however, British boxing fans won’t quite have to stay up all night to watch it.
      Event organisers predict that Joshua vs Usyk 2 will commence at around 12:54am local time.
      With Saudi Arabia two hours ahead of the UK, that means that, by the time the ring walks are concluded, action should be beginning at around 11pm for British fight fans.
      When Joshua and Usyk finally take to the ring, fans will have had around eight hours of action to feast their eyes on.
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      The undercard is set to begin at 5pm local time and 3pm in the UK.
      It features much anticipated bouts including Filip Hrgovic’s title eliminator against Zhang Zhilei and Callum Smith’s versus Mathieu Bauderlique.
      Badou Jack will also be in action against Richard Rivera.
      Next week will be full of build-up to the big fight in Saudi Arabia.
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      Joshua and Usyk will take part in a media and public workout between 3pm and 6:30pm UK time on Tuesday.
      The pre-fight press conference will then go down at midday on Wednesday at the Shangri-La Hotel.
      Friday will see the ceremonial weigh-ins take place between 11am and 3pm at King Abdullah Sports City.
      Before all the action commences on Saturday.
      Joshua, 32, has been showing off his brutal body shots in training this week.
      His bout with Usyk will be just one of a number of events for fight fans to feast their eyes upon that night.
      Leon Edwards will aim to become Britain’s first UFC champion since Michael Bisping when he takes on Kamaru Usman in Utah, likely at around 5am UK time.
      Over in London, Michael “Venom” Page takes on Mike Perry in BKFC, with Paige VanZant also chasing her first bare knuckle win against Charisa Sigala – while the PFL semi-finals will be going down at the Copper Box.
      Bisping, 43, reckons that Joshua has to beat Usyk… or it’ll be the “end of the road” for the former heavyweight champion.
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      The Count told his YouTube channel: “If Joshua wants to continue to be one of the best, to go down in history as potentially the best British fighter we had and champion of the world, then he has to win this fight.
      “One has to think, I’m not trying to be negative here, if Joshua loses this fight then it’s the end of the road.” More

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      Floyd Mayweather’s amazing £20m car collection features white vehicles in Las Vegas and same motors in black in LA

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      FLOYD Mayweather is said to have earned over a $1billion in a boxing career that saw him go undefeated in 50 professional fights.And although he has been forced to deny he’s broke because of his lavish spending, should he be hard-up there’s always his mega car collection he could sell.
      Floyd Mayweather likes his cars in white in Las Vegas
      But the motors in Mayweather’s LA garage are blackCredit: Instagram @floydmayweather
      Floyd Mayweather is said to have over one hundred carsCredit: Refer to Caption
      Pretty Boy has amassed his own fleet of dream motors which is said to be worth £20million.
      It includes a series of Rolls-Royces worth over a staggering £3million, as well as four Bugatti Veyron supercars that cost £1.7million.
      But what’s unique about ‘Money’ Mayweather’s cars is that they mostly come in two colours – white or black – and are divided between his two mansions in LA and Las Vegas.
      In Los Angeles they’re black, and in Las Vegas they’re white.
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      Scanning through 45-year-old Mayweather’s Las Vegas collection in his palatial Nevada abode, you’ll see some wondrous toys.
      The most exceptional being the car collector’s favourite, the Bugatti Veyron.
      Just like Cristiano Ronaldo, Mayweather is a huge fan of the Italian car maker.
      He seemingly owns four – one in white, one in black, and the exceptions to the two-tone rule being in red and silver.
      The other vehicles include a Lamborghini Aventador (£275,000), as well as a Ferrari 488 worth around £238,000.
      Mayweather seemingly owns four Bugatti Veyron supercars
      In Las Vegas his Bugatti is whiteCredit: Splash News
      Mayweather has a branded Rolls-Royce PhantomCredit: Xposure
      The Rolls-Royce Phantom would’ve cost £355,000Credit: Xposure
      This stunning Bugatti is the exception to the rule in silver
      If they weren’t flash enough already, Mayweather’s cars are often loaded with wads of cashCredit: Instagram @FloydMayweather
      There’s even a classic Porsche 911, but the Bentley Mulsanne – the most expensive Bentley you can buy with a starting price of £238,700 – takes centre stage.
      Occasionally, in true Mayweather style, he’ll throw in a wad of notes to show off the interior of his motors in an Instagram post.
      And he’ll even park them in front of a private jet, just to show off his impressive range.
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      In LA it’s a similar story.
      Living in a plush Beverly Hills mansion, Mayweather has a big garage to fill.
      And the former light middleweight couldn’t wait to show us what he had in his bunker.
      Astonishingly, we spotted FIVE Rolls-Royces worth over £2million.
      There was a classic Phantom, like in his Vegas pad, costing £355,000, a Phantom Drophead Coupe coming in at £367,000, a Dawn valued at £264,000 and a Wraith costing £364,000.
      On top of that, a large Cullinan that would’ve set him back around £300,000. There was also another Ferrari 488, as well as a Mercedes Maybach (£172,000).
      In Los Angeles, Mayweather likes his cars mostly in blackCredit: Instagram @floydmayweather
      In Mayweather’s collection is a stunning Rolls-Royce PhantomCredit: Refer to Caption
      The Rolls-Royce Phantom would’ve set Mayweather back £355kCredit: Instagram @floydmayweather
      Of course, Mayweather has another Bugatti Veyron with an orange trim
      His Rolls-Royce Cullinan is another gorgeous motor worth £300kCredit: Instagram @floydmayweather
      Mayweather has five Rolls-Royces in LACredit: Instagram @FloydMayweather
      Another Mayweather purchase was his £155k Mercedes G-63 AMGCredit: Instagram @floydmayweather
      Mayweather even has his own branded vanCredit: Insight News and Features
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      Other additions to Mayweather’s LA fleet are his Mercedes G63 AMG (£155,000), and he even has his own branded van.
      For Mayweather it’s clear.
      It doesn’t matter if it’s black or white, as long as it’s luxurious and expensive, that’ll do. More

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      Tyson Fury’s dad shares ‘sneaky’ prediction for Anthony Joshua’s crunch rematch with Usyk amid undisputed fight talk

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      TYSON FURY’s dad has a sneaking suspicion Anthony Joshua will get the job done in his high-stakes rematch with Oleksandr Usyk.AJ will bid to reclaim the WBA, WBO IBF and IBO heavyweight titles from the slick southpaw in a potentially career-defining Saudi showdown on Saturday week.
      Anthony Joshua will rematch Oleksandr Usyk in Saudi Arabia next SaturdayCredit: GETTY
      Usyk turned over Joshua in their Tottenham tussle last SeptemberCredit: AFP
      But John Fury reckon the Brit could come out of the Saudi showdown victoriousCredit: GETTY
      Joshua was effortlessly turned over by the undefeated Ukrainian last September, but John Fury believes the Brit could very well have his hand raised second time around.
      During a recent appearance on talkSPORT, John said: “Don’t be surprised if AJ pulls it off.
      “I’ve got a sneaky feeling again that AJ’s going to do it and he has this remarkable way of bouncing back doesn’t he.”
      A mouthwatering Battle of Britain against WBC king Fury awaits AJ if he wins his desert dust-up with Usyk.
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      And dad John will urge Tyson to face the winner in a multi-million-pound undisputed fight later this year.
      He said: “If Joshua gets the win, then it’s all to play for isn’t it. Even I’d want [Tyson] to do that, I’d pressure him to do that.
      “And Usyk, why not? He can beat them both at a canter so why not?”
      A timid Joshua axed former long-time coach Rob McCracken after being outboxed by Usyk in their Tottenham tussle.
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      And he’s vowed to get back to his aggressive best under new head trainer Robert Garcia.
      He said: “The fight with Usyk, in my mind, was going for 12 rounds.
      “That was my game plan because I thought I could compete with him as a boxer.
      “And I think he won two more rounds than I did. That’s how he became champion.

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      “So the goal now is to go back to basics and go for the knockout.
      “I always feel, when I’m sparring or fighting people, I actually see their spirit get dampened.
      “Honestly, when you’re looking at this person directly in their eyes and watching their body, you can read the body and punch after punch this person is slowly fading.
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      “Now when you’re boxing, the art of boxing is to hit and not get hit. So you’re kind of boxing to stay away. That’s not really my style.
      “My style is to be up close and personal and make it difficult for the person. So that’s the game plan.”
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      Conor Benn and Chris Eubank Jr fight will be AXED if 157lbs limit is broken with huge fears over rehydration clause

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      CONOR BENN and Chris Eubank Jr’s catchweight showdown will be AXED if the middleweight fails to stick close to their 157lbs limit.The second-generation clash, between the sons of British fight legends Chris Sr and Nigel Benn, takes place on October 8 at the O2.
      The eagerly-awaited clash will only go ahead if Chris Eubank Jr can achieve his lightest-ever fighting weightCredit: Not known, clear with picture desk

      Benn, 25 usually campaigns at the welterweight limit of 147lbs while Eubank Jr, 32, has most recently been a 160lbs middleweight.
      The catchweight has been agreed – with a 10lbs overnight rehydration clause – and there will be big-money fines if those are not respected
      And – without a title on the line to be forfeited – Benn’s trainer and mentor Tony Sims has revealed the bout will be cancelled if Eubank hits 159lbs or more.
      The arrangement is almost identical to the one Kell Brook and Amir Khan thrashed out for their 149lbs catchweight war last February.
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      But Benn insists it was Eubank Jr who decided the weight – which he has never boxed at before – and now they are just making sure no liberties are taken.
      Benn said: “I don’t know how easy he makes the weight but he suggested it to us and we agreed to it.
      “Now we just need to make sure he makes the weight and doesn’t take the cop-out and pay the fine. 
      “He has set the weight, the lowest he can make, we have agreed to it so now he needs to be a man of his word. There will be heavy fines if he doesn’t.
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      “There will be a weight check on the morning of the fight as well but that is just to make sure he doesn’t take the mick and come in three or four pounds heavier. 
      “That has been the concern and that is why there was an issue for so long.”
      The father-of-one and keen chef reckons he is piling in pasta and peanut butter on toast to bulk up with clean carbs and proteins.
      Eubank Jr has 3in height and 4in reach advantages and, once he has refuelled after the Saturday weigh-in, will definitely way considerably more than Benn.
      “I am not concerned about the weight difference,” he said.
      “I put over middles and super-middles in sparring, I have to fly them in, so it makes no difference to me anyway.
      “I want people to see me beat him in his prime, I don’t want to beat him when he’s had more losses or is on the tailend of his career.Conor Benn
      “At the end of camp I walk around at around 154lbs and I go into the ring around super-middleweight (168lbs) anyway. so I am not concerned about the weight, it is not a factor for me.”
      Eubank Jr has just flown back into the UK for Friday’s London press conference after a swanky trip to America where he played cards with Neymar and partied with millionaire celebs.
      And Benn reckons that could be the undoing of his rival, in his most high-stakes shootout yet.
      “I don’t know how long Chris has got left in the sport,” Benn said. “I am coming into my prime.
      “I want people to see me beat him in his prime, I don’t want to beat him when he’s had a couple more losses or is on the tailend of his career.
      “I don’t think he is more explosive than me and I don’t think he is a better boxer.
      “I don’t know how much he really wants to fight, I think he might be more interested in playing poker.”
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      Tyson Fury and dad John mock Games of Thrones’ Thor Bjornsson amid fight talks by dressing up in Viking hats in Iceland

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      TYSON FURY and dad John have taken the mickey out of Game of Thrones star Hafthor Bjornsson – by wearing Viking hats in Iceland.The Gypsy King has been going back and forth with the TV star for the last couple of weeks with a view to fighting him later this year.
      Tyson Fury is currently chasing a fight with Game of Thrones star Hafthor BjornssonCredit: INSTAGRAM
      The Gypsy King travelled all the way to Iceland this week to pick a fight with the Tyson starCredit: INSTAGRAM@TYSONFURY
      Even dad John got in on the act – joining his son in wearing Viking helmetsCredit: INSTAGRAM@TYSONFURY
      John even donned the helmet while enjoying a nice pint at a pubCredit: INSTAGRAM@TYSONFURY
      And The WBC heavyweight champion took to Instagram once again on Thursday to taunt the man-mountain – revealing he’d arrived in the actor’s native Iceland.
      Fury posted a video of himself arriving at Keflavík Airport to his Instagram story, in which he said: “You know where we are, guys. Iceland.
      “And you know what we’re doing here – we’re looking for Thor. Come out and fight like a man.”
      Fury, 33, then turned up outside of Bjornsson’s gym but soon found out the former World’s Strongest Man wasn’t present.
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      He said: “So we came to Iceland to fight Thor. He’s not here.
      “So now, Thor, if you want any smoke with the Gypsy King, you’re going to have to come to Morecambe Bay and find me on a pilgrimage.
      “All the best, see you soon.”
      The former unified heavyweight champion then posted a clip of himself donning a traditional Viking helmet inside a shop.
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      He said: “Thor, considering you’re not here, you’ve left Iceland to me. I am the new Viking. I own this place now, it’s mine.”
      In his next story update, Fury showed that dad John had also got in on the act, saying: “So dad, we’re the new Vikings around here, aren’t we?”
      John replied: “We’ve run them out of town. Haven’t we, son?”
      Tyson then said: “We’ve come out here, Thor flies away so we took over the joint.”
      A fired-up John then said: “We’re in Iceland and we can’t get a fight. Walking around with these hats on.”
      Fury ended his updates with a clip of John and Gold Star Promotions chief Spencer Brown about to tuck into some pints.
      He said: “Now, boys. Welcome to Iceland. Ragnar Ragnarsson.”
      Fury announced his retirement from boxing in April after his brutal KO of Dillian Whyte but recently revealed he was in talks to face Bjornsson at the London Stadium this November.
      He told The Daily Telegraph: “It would be a bit of fun.
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      “It would be great to get in there in front of, say, 70,000 fans and show him what boxing is all about, make him miss, and knock him out.
      “We are talking to his team at the moment and it is definitely something I’m interested in.” More

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      ‘Send me a contract’ – Tyson Fury called out by Hafthor Bjornsson as Game of Thrones star reacts to ‘Viking’ jibe

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      HAFTHOR BJORNSSON demanded a fight contract from Tyson Fury in response to their latest verbal sparring session. Fury took an impromptu flight out to Iceland with his dad John and business partner Spencer Brown.
      Tyson Fury travelled to Iceland to confront Hafthor Bjornsson
      Hafthor Bjornsson reacts to Tyson Fury;’s latest jibe
      And their mission was to “find” Game of Thrones star Bjornsson following talk of an exhibition bout.
      But after failing, Fury said: “Thor, considering you’re not here and you’ve left Iceland to me, I am the new Viking.
      “I own this place now. It’s mine.”
      But Bjornsson hit back: “I’m currently in Rome filming a movie, loving life and guess what?
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      “Tyson Fury’s in Iceland, he tried to find me, couldn’t find me because obviously I’m not there.
      “But Tyson, if your team is serious, if you’re serious about fighting me, have your team send me a contract, lets get serious and I’ll find you.
      “I’ll come to you, I’ll find you, no worries.”
      Bjornsson, 33, recently beat strongman rival Eddie Hall, 34, in their gigantic grudge match in March but he has not returned since.
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      Fury, 33, meanwhile retired from boxing a month later knocking out Dillian Whyte, 34, at Wembley.
      But it appears his hiatus was short-lived after claiming he was coming back to face Derek Chisora, 38, in an unlikely trilogy bout.
      The fight was first eyed for December but shortly after, Fury appeared to suggest his rematch with Chisora was already off.
      He said: “Do you know the funny this is – people love to do deals and then ask for more or change the goalposts.

      “But the usual thing for me is then I tell them to go get f****d. So there we are.”
      It would free up Fury to fight Bjornsson in a extraordinary exhibition.
      With the Gypsy King still keeping hold of his WBC title, an undisputed decider remains on the cards.
      But he first has to wait for Oleksandr Usyk, 35, to rematch Anthony Joshua, 32, next Saturday, following the Ukrainian’s win last September.
      Fury would then be in line to challenge the winner in what would be a first-ever heavyweight unification in the modern four-belt era.
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