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Boxing's shocking drugs problem laid bare: A money-first, broken system riddled with cheating

www.dailymail.co.uk, October 14, 2022
SPECIAL REPORT BY RIATH AL-SAMARRAI: Just like the big right hand that came before it, there's a doubt that causes confusion in Chris van Heerden's mind. Every day, a round and round goes, salting an old wound with new suspicions. It has been this way for the thick end of a fortnight now. He finds himself drifting back to that night in April, at Manchester Arena, where this former champion fancied his chance against a buzzed name. He remembers it all. He can recall the warmth of the first session and the subsequent feeling on his stool that indicated that he'd give it another three days to relax the nerves before increasing the heat.