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Former England cricket captain Andrew Flintoff came off the canvas to mark his professional boxing debut with a points win over American heavyweight Richard Dawson on Saturday morning (AEDT).
The 34-year-old was floored in the second round of a lively affair but after dominating the other three rounds had his hand rightly raised in victory on a score of 39-38 on the referee's scorecard.
It was a deserved win for the former England and Lancashire fast-bowling all-rounder who dropped three-and-a-half stone to weigh in at 15st 6lb (98kg) for his first foray into boxing after a five-month training camp with former world featherweight champion Barry McGuigan.
"As a personal achievement, this tops the lot," said Flintoff, who won two Ashes series during his cricket career.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-12-01/f ... ht/4402564
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