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No ring, shared gloves: Kiribati boxers have fight on their hands

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AFP Gold Coast
Last Updated : Apr 02 2018 | 2:50 PM IST

Even Anthony Joshua would struggle to beat the world's best faced with the hardships confronting Kiribati's Commonwealth Games boxers.

While Britain's undefeated heavyweight world champion counts the millions from Saturday's win over New Zealander Joseph Parker, Kiribati's boxers have had to prepare without even a boxing ring.

"We make do outside or in a house as our ring is broken at the moment," said Tekamwi Rabaere, coach of the two boxers representing the Pacific Ocean island in Australia's Gold coast.

"We try to design a ring, but it is not the same."

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First Published: Apr 02 2018 | 2:50 PM IST

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