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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Andy Baber

The British boxing champion with the world at her feet

Photograph: Mark Robinson
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avannah Marshall could not care less about the pomp and circumstance of boxing.

It’s why the newly-crowned WBO middleweight champion’s belt lies under her mum’s bed just weeks after she dismantled Scotland’s Hannah Rankin to claim the prize.

The 29-year-old Hartlepool native’s performance in winning her first world title was nothing short of emphatic at Wembley Arena, forcing her opponent to her knee in the seventh round.

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