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      Deontay Wilder compared to DONALD TRUMP by Bob Arum, as list of excuses for Tyson Fury loss ‘didn’t make any sense’

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      BOB ARUM compared Deontay Wilder to Donald Trump for his list of excuses after losing to Tyson Fury.
      The Gypsy King’s co-promoter blasted the Bronze Bomber for emulating the former American president with a spurious excuses.

      Bob Arum blasted Deontay Wilder for Donald Trump-style dishonesty following his loss to Tyson fury

      The Bronze Bomber is said to have been spoiled by the former American presidentCredit: AFP or licensors

      Brit champ Fury inflicted Wilder’s first professional defeat when they clashed in the ring for the second time last February, after their initial bout ended in a draw.
      And the one-sided nature of the fight led to a stream of excuses, from heavy ring-walk outfits to claims his drinking water being spiked.
      The Bronze Bomber also insisted dodgy gloves allowed Fury to cut his ears with his fingernails – despite zero evidence.

      Deontay Wilder has been spoiled by our former president Donald Trump who says you can say any lie, or any preposterous thing and maybe some people believe it
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      And Arum claimed he is buying none of Wilder’s excuses.

      He told talkSPORT: “Deontay Wilder has been spoiled by our former president Donald Trump who says you can say any lie, or any preposterous thing and maybe some people believe it.
      “In Trump’s case, they believed it and stormed the capital. Deontay Wilder, again, irresponsible what he’s saying, totally.
      “Whether it’s about Tyson Fury, Mark Breland – a tremendous guy – Deontay Wilder is not making any sense.

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      “But hey, if the former president who served for four years doesn’t make sense, I mean Deontay Wilder is just another Trumpian.”
      Arum claimed last month that Fury will never fight Wilder again, despite the American claiming his trilogy clause is still valid, with his focus instead on Anthony Joshua.
      In an exclusive interview with SunSport, the 89-year-old claimed the all-British showdown would be the biggest heavyweight fight since Muhammad Ali versus Joe Frazier.

      Arum slammed Wilder as irresponsible for his list of excuses

      The former WBC champ blamed his ring gear and his trainer for losing to FuryCredit: Rex Features

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      Watch as Tyson Fury’s sparring partner Jared Anderson KOs rival right in front of corner camera in brutal footage

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      JARED ANDERSON proved all his sparring sessions with Tyson Fury are paying off after landing a stunning KO of Kingsley Ibeh.
      America’s top prospect took on Ibeh on Saturday night in Las Vegas and showed why there is so much hype surrounding him.

      Jared Anderson floored Kingsley Ibeh with a series of brutal punchesCredit: Getty Images – Getty

      Heading into the sixth and final round, the 21-year-old landed a brutal combo which ended in a powerful left hook.
      Ibeh crashed to the deck, with a ringside camera picking up stunning footage of the knockout.
      His opponent’s face was battered and bruised, covered in blood as Anderson celebrated taking his record to eight consecutive wins – all of which have come as knockouts.
      Anderson signed a multi-year professional contract with Bob Arum’s Top Rank in September 2019.

      He has fought eight times since and has been tipped to rise to the very top.
      Anderson sparred with WBC Champ Fury ahead of the Gypsy King’s stunning win over Deontay Wilder and was labelled the ‘unsung hero.’
      Speaking of helping Fury with his preparations, he told Sky Sports: “I was definitely not brought in to directly imitate him. I’m only 6ft 4’in so my height doesn’t match up.
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      Amazing ring footage caught the moment Anderson floored his opponentCredit: Twitter @trboxing

      Anderson made it eight consecutive knockouts in his young careerCredit: Getty Images – Getty

      The heavyweight prospect has been tipped to rise to the topCredit: Getty Images – Getty

      “But I definitely bring a lot to the table – I will sharpen you up, make sure that you are aware of punches, make sure that you know when they are coming and know how to get out of the way.
      “If you can hit me, then you’ve got some speed and technique.
      “That’s our biggest point. I’m shorter, hard to hit, a little faster. That was the point made after our first sparring session. He knew that if he could hit me, he could definitely hit Wilder.”

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      Watch Andy Ruiz Jr hone explosive left hook that KOd Anthony Joshua as fans declare boxer looks ‘beast mode’

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      BOXING fans have heaped praise on Andy Ruiz Jr as the former world heavyweight champion looks to make his comeback to the ring this year.
      The 31-year-old – who is expected to face Chris Arreola in the spring – posted a video on Instagram of him training, as he honed in on his brutal left hook.

      Former world champion Andy Ruiz Jr is looking to return to the ring later this yearCredit: Instagram @andy_destroyer13

      It was the same punch that caused Anthony Joshua so many problems in their first encounter as he ripped away his WBA, WBO and IBF belts.
      But he immediately lost his straps in his first defence as he was outpointed by AJ in Saudi Arabia, with Ruiz Jr not fighting since that night in December 2019.
      He has since swapped trainers by linking up with Eddy Reynoso where he has shown off his slimmer new look ahead of his return to the squared circle.
      And Ruiz Jr has confirmed he will soon be back in action, captioning his training video by stating: “We working hard, fight date coming soon.”

      Fans were loving the clip, as one said: “Damn he really looking beast mode.”
      Another messaged: “Dude hits like a f****** truck!!”
      A third added: “There you go! Less social media and partying and more focused!”
      Meanwhile one simply stated: “Ruiz looks in great shape.”

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      Ruiz Jr hasn’t fought since losing in his rematch against Anthony Joshua in December 2019Credit: Instagram @andy_destroyer13

      Mexican trainer Jorge Catepillo – who was in Ruiz Jr’s corner for his early fights – is desperate for the 33-2 boxer to get back to competing.
      He told Sky Sports: “A fighter never loses because they get knocked down. They lose because they don’t get up.
      “I want Andy to prove to himself that it was not a lucky shot.
      “Because it was not lucky, let me tell you, because Joshua went down but got back up. Joshua didn’t run. But you saw what happened.
      “I would love to see Andy as a champion again.”

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      Boxing schedule: Fight dates, results, undercards with Whyte vs Povetkin REMATCH, Canelo and Frampton fights to come

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      BOXING ended 2020 with a bang as the sport’s biggest stars in Anthony Joshua and Canelo Alvarez picked up decisive world title fight victories.
      Gennady Golovkin also picked up a stunning victory over IBF mandatory challenger Kamil Szeremeta, knocking him out in the seventh round of their clash.

      To kick off 2021, rising lightweight star knocked out Brit Luke Campbell with a brutal body shot to set up a potential clash with Devin Haney.
      And over the next few weeks, the likes of, Josh Kelly, Carl Frampton, Canelo Alvarez and Dillian Whyte are in action.
      Check out SunSport’s boxing schedule for the start of 2021 below…
      Major fight results
      December 12 – London, England

      Anthony Joshua def. Kubrat Pulev KO9 (12 rounds – heavyweight WBA, WBO, IBF world titles)
      December 18 – Hollywood, Florida
      Gennadiy Golovkin (C) def. Kamil Szeremeta TKO7 (12 rounds – middleweight IBF, IBO world titles)
      December 19 – San Antonio, Texas
      Canelo Alvarez def. Callum Smith (C) UD12 (12 rounds – super-middleweight, WBA & Ring Magazine titles)
      January 2 – Dallas, Texas

      Ryan Garcia def. Luke Campbell KO7 (12 rounds – lightweight)

      Anthony Joshua poses with Floyd Mayweather after knocking out Kubrat PulevCredit: ©Mark Robinson Ltd
      Full boxing schedule 2020
      December 12 – London (Sky Sports Box Office)
      Anthony Joshua (C) def. Kubrat Pulev KO9 (12 rounds – heavyweight, WBA, WBO & IBF world titles)
      Lawrence Okolie def. Nikodem Jezewski KO2 (12 rounds – cruiserweight, vacant WBO world title)
      Hughie Fury def. Mariusz Wach UD10 (10 rounds – heavyweight)
      Martin Bakole def. Sergey Kuzmin UD10 (10 rounds – heavyweight)
      Kieron Conway def. Macauley McGowan UD10 (10 rounds – super-welterweight)
      Florian Marku DREW w/ Jamie Stewart (8 rounds – welterweight)
      Qais Ashfaq def. Ashley Lane TKO4 (8 rounds – featherweight)

      Joshua KO’d Pulev in nine rounds at Wembley ArenaCredit: AP:Associated Press
      December 18 – Hollywood, Florida (DAZN UK)
      Gennadiy Golovkin (C) def. Kamil Szeremeta TKO7 (12 rounds – middleweight IBF, IBO world titles)
      Carlos Gongora def. Ali Akhmedov KO12. (12 rounds – super-middleweight)
      Hyun Mi Choi def. Calista Silgado UD10 (10 rounds – super-featherweight)
      John Ryder def. Michael Guy UD10 (10 rounds – super-siddleweight)
      Reshat Mati def. Dennis Okoth TKO6 (6 rounds – welterweight)
      Jalen Walker def. Rafael Reyes (8 rounds – featherweight)
      December 19 – San Antonio, Texas (DAZN UK)
      Canelo Alvarez def. Callum Smith (C) UD12 (12 rounds – super-middleweight, WBA & Ring Magazine world titles)
      Marc Castro def. TBA TKO3 (4 rounds – super featherweight)
      Austin Williams def. Isiah Jones KO1 (8 rounds – middleweight)
      Raymond Ford def. Robert Greenwood – TKO7 (8 rounds – featherweight bout)

      Canelo Alvarez hasn’t been in the ring since a KO win over Sergey Kovalev last yearCredit: Getty Images – Getty

      December 31 – Tokyo, Japan
      Kazuto Ioka (C) def. Kosei Tanaka TKO8 (12 rounds, super-flyweight, WBO world title
      January 2 – Dallas, Texas
      Ryan Garcia def. Luke Campbell KO7 (12 rounds – lightweight)
      Roger Gutierrez def. Rene Alvarado UD12 (12 rounds – super-featherweight)
      January 23 Uncasville, Connecticut
      Angelo Leo vs Stephen Fulton (12 rounds – super-bantamweight – WBO world title)
      Raeese Aleem vs Vic Pasillas (12 rounds – super-bantamweight)
      Rolando Romero vs Justin Pauldo (12 rounds – lightweight)

      Ryan Garcia will take on Luke Campbell to kick off 2021Credit: Getty Images – Getty
      January 30 – Los Angeles, California
      Caleb Plant def. Caleb Truax UD12 (12 rounds – super-middleweight – IBF world title)
      February 13 – Venue: TBA
      Mauricio Lara def. Josh Warrington KO9 (12 rounds – featherweight)
      Zelfa Barrett def. Kiko Martinez UD (10 rounds – super-featherweight
      Leigh Wood def. Reece Mould KO9 (12 rounds – featherweight)
      Dalton Smith def. Ishmael Ellis RTD3 (10 rounds – super-lightweight)
      Hopey Price def. Daniel Mendoza UD (6 rounds – featherweight)
      February 13 – Venue: TBA
      Joseph Diaz Jr DREW w/ Shavkatdzhon Rakhimov (12 rounds – super-featherweight – IBF world title)
      Brian Castano def. Patrick Teixeira UD (12 rounds – middleweight – WBO world title)

      Josh Warrington will take on Mauricio Lara on February 13Credit: Reuters
      February 13 – Las Vegas, Nevada
      Richard Commey def. Jackson Marinez KO8 (10 rounds – lightweight)
      February 20 – London, England
      David Avanesyan vs Josh Kelly (12 rounds – welterweight)
      Florian Marku vs Rylan Charlton (10 rounds – welterweight)
      Anthony Fowler vs Jorge Fortea (10 rounds – super-welterweight
      Amy Timlin vs Carly Skelly (10 rounds – super-bantamweight)
      Johnny Fisher vs TBA (4 rounds – heavyweight)
      February 20 – Las Vegas, Nevada
      Miguel Berchelt vs. Oscar Valdez (12 rounds – super-featherweight – WBO world title)
      February 27 – London, England
      Jamel Herring vs Carl Frampton (12 rounds – super-featherweight, WBO title)

      Jamel Herring and Carl Frampton will meet for the WBO super-featherweight titleCredit: Sportsfile
      February 27 – Auckland, New Zealand
      Joseph Parker vs Junior Fa (12 rounds – heavyweight)
      February 27 – Miami, USA
      Canelo Alvarez vs Anvi Yildirim (12 rounds – super-middleweight, WBA, WBC, The Ring world titles)
      March 6 – Venue: TBA
      Alexander Povetkin vs Dillian Whyte (12 rounds – heavyweight)
      Ted Cheeseman vs James Metcalf (12 rounds – super-welterweight)
      Fabio Wardley vs Eric Molina (10 rounds – heavyweight)
      Campbell Hatton vs TBA (4 rounds – super-featherweight)
      Youssef Khoumari vs Kane Baker (6 or 8 rounds – super-featherweight)
      March 13 – Venue: Corpus Christi, Texas
      Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez vs Juan Francisco Estrada (12 rounds – super-flyweight – WBA, WBC world titles)

      Povetkin knocked Whyte out in the fifth round of their first clashCredit: Mark Robinson Photography Ltd
      March 20 – Venue: TBA
      Artur Beterbiev vs Adam Deines (12 rounds – light-heavyweight, WBC & IBF titles)
      March 20 – Venue: TBA
      Lawrence Okolie vs Krzysztof Glowacki (12 rounds – cruiserweight, WBO title)
      Chantelle Cameron vs Melissa Hernandez (10 rounds – super-lightweight, WBC title)
      Chris Billam-Smith vs Deion Jumah (12 rounds – cruiserweight)
      Ramla Ali vs TBA (6 rounds – featherweight)
      Solomon Dacres vs TBA (4 rounds -heavyweight)
      April 10 – Venue: TBA
      Conor Benn vs Samuel Vargas (10 rounds – welterweights)
      Rachel Ball vs Shannon Courtenay (10 rounds – bantamweight, WBA title)
      Savannah Marshall vs TBA (10 rounds – super-middleweight, WBO title)
      Felix Cash vs TBA (10 or 12 rounds -middleweight)
      Kash Farooq vs TBA (10 rounds – bantamweight)

      Lawrence Okolie beat Nikodem Jezewski in two rounds last monthCredit: PA:Press Association More

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      Mike Tyson reveals he ‘HATED Michael Jackson’s guts’ after King of Pop ‘played him’ with backstage gig snub

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      MIKE TYSON has revealed he hated Michael Jackson’s guts after a backstage snub at one of the late pop legend’s concerts.
      The boxing icon is currently in talks over a mega-money fight with Evander Holyfield.

      Mike Tyson has revealed his hatred towards Michael Jackson before they became palsCredit: Instagram

      The ‘King of Pop’ sensationally snubbed the ‘Baddest Man on the Planet’ backstage at a gigCredit: AFP

      During his heyday of the late 80s and early 90s, the ‘Baddest Man on the Planet’ was one of the most-recognisable and biggest names in the world
      One man that enjoyed just as much popularity and spotlight as ‘King of Pop’ Jackson.
      However, Tyson has admitted he held a lot of anger towards the musician until the pair did eventually hang out.
      Speaking on T.I.’s expediTIously podcast, the former world champion said: “I met Mike one day, I think he was at a concert in Cleveland, I’m with Don King.

      “So me and Don come in, right? And I’m champ and everything, did all this s***, undisputed.
      “So Don goes and Don gives Michael Jackson the ‘peace’ sign, like this. And then so Michael gives Don the ‘peace’ sign, and so I give Michael the ‘peace’ sign, and Michael put his hand down.
      “In a way, I say, ‘Did he play me? Nah, he didn’t play me, he just didn’t see me. I knew he didn’t play me, cause I’m f***ing champ.”
      Tyson and King continued to go backstage for the show – but the disrespect continued.

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      He continued: “So we went backstage, right? So I’m backstage, and so there’s his backstage, some of his singers and stuff.
      “He’s on stage, it’s over I’m signing autographs and stuff, so Michael comes over and he talks to Don, he doesn’t talk to me. I say ‘Let me just go on and meet Mike’, cause that’s really why I’m here, I want to meet Mike.
      “And then I go over to meet Mike, … and he goes like this, ‘Don’t I know you from somewhere? Where I know you from?’
      “He broke my ego, he crushed me. 
      “I said ‘No, I’m just a fan, pleasure to meet you, sir. He said, ‘OK’, and then he got out and went in the car.”
      Tyson admitted he refused to let go of the snub for years until Jackson finally invited him to hang out – an offer initially rejected by the fighter.
      He added: “I said ‘OK I’m coming, I’ll be over there’, right?
      “So I got on a plane, went over there, hung out, and we just started hanging out together. And I said ‘F*** man, he’s a good guy.
      “But in my mind, I said ‘Why’d you play me though, Mike, why’d you play me like that? You knew who I was, why’d you play me?’”

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      Anthony Joshua called out by old Olympic rival Zhilei Zhang to Chinese superfight at the huge 100,000-seater Bird’s Nest

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      CHINESE giant Zhilei Zhang has called out Anthony Joshua for a blockbuster bout in his home country.
      Zhang, 37, believes a scrap with Britain’s heavyweight king would sell-out Beijing’s 100,000-seater Bird’s Nest Stadium.

      Zhilei Zhang has ambitions to take on AJ after Jerry ForestCredit: Getty Images – Getty

      The 6ft 6inch Southpaw takes on American Jerry Forest in Florida on February 27 looking to extend his record to 23-0.
      But he has ambitions to come between AJ and Tyson Fury, with the duo deep in negotiations to finalise the Battle of Britain.
      Zhang wants revenge on Joshua after suffering defeat in their amateur days in the quarter-finals at the 2012 Olympics in London.
      Reported by FightMag, Zhang said: “I would love to fight AJ in China because of our amateur backgrounds.

      “The venue is there, the Bird’s Nest holds 100,000, so we have it all.
      “Beijing and Shanghai are the biggest cities, very economically developed and boxing in China is growing.
      “The sports fans there like boxing, they like AJ, so if we can make it happen it would be huge for boxing.”
      But Zhang will have to bide his time with Joshua and Fury likely to fight twice this year.

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      Anthony Joshua and Zhang have history as amateur boxersCredit: PA:Press Association

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      The first of them – worth around £200million – is likely to take place in June.
      Both parties are nearing the point now where everything can be signed, but there are still three key details which need to be agreed.
      They include who will ringwalk first, who gets their name first on the billboard and the location of the fight.

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      Daniel Dubois sacking trainer Martin Bowers for Mark Tibbs is among boxing’s most notorious betrayals

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      AS an act of treachery, Daniel Dubois unceremoniously sacking Martin Bowers ranks high among boxing’s most notorious betrayals.
      Four years ago, Bowers agreed to train red-raw 19-year-old novice Dubois and try to turn him into a world heavyweight title contender.

      Heavyweight Daniel Dubois dumped Martin Bowers after his first loss, a shock humbling against fellow Brit Joe Joyce

      Daniel Dubois’ new trainer Mark Tibbs said he has yet to meet the boxerCredit: Getty Images – Getty

      Dangerous Dan, after just 13 fights, was not only British and Commonwealth heavyweight champion but had been catapulted into a top-ten world ranking and recognised on both sides of the Atlantic as the division’s hottest young prospect.
      But four months ago Dubois suffered his first disastrous defeat against Joe Joyce. 
      With his left eye completely closed and his eye socket fractured, Dubois took the knee and was counted out in the tenth round.
      Dubois and Bowers had an amicable meeting last week to lay plans for his comeback in the summer.

      A few days later, to Bowers’ astonishment, he was told he had been dumped and Mark Tibbs would train Daniel instead.
      Obviously Dubois and his Svengali-like father David blame Bowers for what happened in the Joyce fight despite leading on two of the judges’ scorecards when he quit.
      Daniel gave the usual lame reason boxers do when they  decide to switch camps as he explained: “I really need a fresh start and I need to do what is best for me really.”
      When I spoke to him, Bowers  may well have been seething and feeling extremely hurt inside.

      He said: “I was surprised when they told me — it was the last thing I expected.
      “But I wish Daniel every future success. Along with my brother Tony we still manage him and we will do our utmost to get him the most money possible and the best fights.”
      Tibbs, who is training Billy Joe Saunders in Tenerife for his hoped-for unification world super-middleweight title fight with Canelo Alvarez in the spring, told me he has never even met Daniel.
      When I spoke to Mark this week, he said: “I’m sure we will get on well because it’s vital there is mutual trust.
      “After what happened to Daniel in the Joyce fight and the criticism he received over taking the knee we may have to work on psychological problems.

      “I don’t think he’ll be ready to make his comeback until June or July.”
      For Dubois to leave a top-class trainer like Bowers after just one defeat suggests to me he is implying he was in no way to blame.
      He had better hope Albert Einstein was right when he said ‘The measure of intelligence is the ability to change’.

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      Watch Tyson Fury strip down and dive into sea in Morecambe on bitter 3C day as he trains for Anthony Joshua fight

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      TYSON FURY stepped up his preparations for his fight with Anthony Joshua by heading for a freezing cold February swim.
      The Gypsy King did not fear the icy temperatures as he braved the waters of Morecambe Bay for a quick recovery session.

      Tyson Fury braved the freezing waters of Morecambe Bay during a recovery sessionCredit: Twitter @Tyson_Fury

      The Gypsy King ignored the icy temperatures for a quick dipCredit: Twitter @Tyson_Fury

      Fury is currently in training for his showdown with Anthony JoshuaCredit: Twitter @Tyson_Fury

      With the temperature at a glacial 3C, the 32-year-old wore nothing but red shorts as he ran along the beach and into the sea.
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      Speaking to the camera in his latest Instagram post, he said: “Right, I’m about to get into this cold sea in February.
      “This is how we do it. Recovery in aid, let’s go!”

      As Fury takes the plunge he can be heard shouting out loud while wife Paris tells him to start swimming.
      After powering his way back to shore, the heavyweight star is greeted with a high-five before towelling off.
      One fan commented: “Mad guy!”
      Another said: “Bonkers! But the soon to be unified, undisputed world champion! Legend! Absolute legend!”

      A third added: “Good to see the man enjoying himself, he looks happy with his life and that’s the best thing after what he’s gone through!”

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      SunSport revealed earlier this week that Fury’s heavyweight showdown against Joshua is set to be finalised within days.
      The two British heavyweights have been on a collision course since AJ knocked out Kubrat Pulev in the ninth round at the end of last year.
      The Middle East appears to be the frontrunner to host the fight, with the coronavirus pandemic making it near-impossible to put the event on in the UK due to the inability to sell out a full stadium.

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