He made his name aged 17 at the Athens Olympics in 2004 by becoming Britain's youngest ever boxing medallist.

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Nevertheless, the government continues its crusade: earlier this month it wrote to the Greek authorities expressing outrage at their plans to increase the number of licensed brothels in Athens while the city is hosting next year's Olympics.

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She now looks set to mount a serious challenge for gold at next year's world championships and the 2004 Olympics in Athens.

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