He said the FSA was fielding fewer than 1, 500 fighters in the fight for Qusair, armed only with light weapons.

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Hatton's last fight for Warren was on 6 April 2005 when he notched a career-defining win over IBF light-welterweight king Kostya Tszyu.

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