Soldier turned boxer gears up for first fight 22.06.11

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Former soldier turned boxer is due to take his first professional fight next month. John Loveday was shot at on a daily basis during his 6 months in Afghanistan in 2009. He was part of a particularly gruelling tour with 2 Rifles in which 14 soldiers were killed and more than 200 injured. Now he's left the army his mind is set on his boxing career.



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