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No pro license for Rio

Former Manchester United and England defender Rio Ferdinand said yesterday he was 鈥渄isappointed鈥 after being refused a professional license by British boxing authorities. Ferdinand, coached by former WBC super-middleweight champion Richie Woodhall, was being backed by betting company Betfair as part of the 鈥淒efender to Contender鈥 challenge. 鈥淗aving been training 4 to 5 times a week since announcing the aim of achieving a professional boxing license and stepping into the ring, it is with a heavy heart that I am hanging up my gloves,鈥 the 39-year-old posted on Facebook. 鈥淭o say I鈥檓 disappointed by this decision is an understatement.鈥


 

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