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Conquest could face revenge mission as Prizefighter line-up completed

Romford’s Tony Conquest is one of the four final four fighters announced for the Betfair Prizefighter Cruiserweights III at York Hall in Bethnal Green next month.

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Joe Mullender (right) signs up

Brentwood boxer Smoking Joe Mullender signs new deal

Goodwin Promotions today announced a further addition to their ever-expanding team with the signing of a three-year promotional deal with unbeaten middleweight prospect ‘Smoking’ Joe Mullender.

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Lee Markham is preparing for a title shot

Markham aims to prove the Master

Goodwin Promotions show looming

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Sonny Ali fends off an attack from rival John Dunne (www.amieparsonsphotography.co.uk)

Hornchurch host boxing show

Local club in action this weekend

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Paul and Anthony Upton with Johnny Eames (Gianluca Di Caro)

Upton brothers sign up

Duo to turn professional with Showtime Sports Events Limited

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Darren Barker is aiming for another world title bid this year but may have a domestic score to settle first

Barker has domestic score to settle before a world title bid

Talented middleweight Darren Barker has set his sights on another world title bid in 2013, but to reach that target may first settle a domestic dispute against former Repton club colleague Andy Lee.

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See this week’s newspaper for our 16-page Sports Review of 2012

2012 was a fantastic year for British sport - and your favourite local newspaper was at the heart of the action with the Olympic Games right on our doorstep.

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Dukes Hall stages its last-ever boxing show before closure

Romford boxers fight for future

Closure of Dukes Hall leads to uncertainty

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Katie Wright, from Brentwood, with Lola.

Romford Pictures: Doggies delight at the St Francis Hospice Woofs and Wellies walk in Hainault Forest

It was a happy tail for hundreds of canines and their owners who raised thousands in a sponsored dog walk for St Francis Hospice.

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Club News See all

Havering Classic Car Club. Hillman Minx.

Club News: Havering Classic Car Club

The club was started in April 2012. I wrote an article in the monthly Hornchurch Resident Association Magazine (Focus), asking owners of classic car to come forward.

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You could be the lucky winner of a digital camera

Win a digital camera

Do you know your aperture from your depth of field? Cameras can be tricky to use and for most of us we just want to point, press and print these days.

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Jaden and Will Smith show support for Boris Johnson's Leadership Clubs at City Hall in London. Picture: Ian West/PA Wire

Will Smith and son Jaden surprise youngsters at City Hall

Will Smith and his son Jaden today surprised 90 young Londoners who were on a visit to City Hall.

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