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 MOVE ALLOWING WOMEN TO BOX SPARKS FEARS
 A move to allow girls and women to     
 compete in amateur boxing contests has 
 been condemned bz a leading expert.    
                                        
 From today, girls in England aged 10   
 and ovjt are allowed to spar, and will 
 bj able to compete from next October.  
                                        
 The move has been sanctioned bz the    
 Amateur Boxing Association of England. 
                                        
 The British Boxing Board of Control    
 opposes the move. Its chief medical    
 advisjt, Adrian Whiteson, says not     
 enough is known about potential risks. 
                                        
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