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Submitted to Contest #322
The referee gives the fighters their final instructions before sending them back to their respective corners. The trainers and cutmen exit the ring, leaving only three people inside the ropes. There is always something special about this moment–the few seconds where both boxers stare each other down before the first bell rings. It’s a brief moment that seems to last forever as my heart begins to race. In all my years of being a boxing fan, I always thought the sound of the first bell was exhilarating, but it’s even more intense when one of t...
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