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Poland's Sandra Drabik, left, defeated Tetiana Kob of Ukraine in their flyweight bout. getty
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Britain's Charley-Sian Davison, right, on her way to victory over Irish fighter Carly McNaul in their flyweight bout at the Copper Box Arenain London. Getty
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Charley-Sian Davison celebrates her victory. Getty
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Italian flyweight Giordana Sorrentin, left, on her way to victory over Anush Grigoryan. Getty
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Empty seats at the Copper Box Arena on Monday. PA
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Ireland's Michael Nevin, right, defeated Dutch fighter Max Van der Pas in their middleweight bout. PA
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Italy's Salvatore Cavallaro, left, was beaten by Arman Darchinyan of Armenia in their middleweight bout. PA
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Slovakia's Andrej Csemez celebrates victory against Ryszard Lewicki of Poland after their middleweight bout. PA
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A competitor watches the action in London. Getty
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Kosovo's Patriot Behrami, left, was beaten by French fighter Wahid Hambli in their welterweight bout. PA
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Poland's Sandra Drabik, left, defeated Tetiana Kob of Ukraine in their flyweight bout. getty
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Britain's Charley-Sian Davison, right, on her way to victory over Irish fighter Carly McNaul in their flyweight bout at the Copper Box Arenain London. Getty
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Charley-Sian Davison celebrates her victory. Getty
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Italian flyweight Giordana Sorrentin, left, on her way to victory over Anush Grigoryan. Getty
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Empty seats at the Copper Box Arena on Monday. PA
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Ireland's Michael Nevin, right, defeated Dutch fighter Max Van der Pas in their middleweight bout. PA
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Italy's Salvatore Cavallaro, left, was beaten by Arman Darchinyan of Armenia in their middleweight bout. PA
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Slovakia's Andrej Csemez celebrates victory against Ryszard Lewicki of Poland after their middleweight bout. PA
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A competitor watches the action in London. Getty
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Kosovo's Patriot Behrami, left, was beaten by French fighter Wahid Hambli in their welterweight bout. PA
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Poland's Sandra Drabik, left, defeated Tetiana Kob of Ukraine in their flyweight bout. getty
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16 March, 2020
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