First, gold medal favourite Frankie Gavin was forced to fly home after failing to make the weight, then the seven remaining boxers were given tough draws, before young prospect Joe Murray went down to a controversial points decision against a Chinese fighter.

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Straighten up and fly right: Overhaul that tax system, make the currency as good as gold once again, eliminate those growth-retarding regulations, and all will be well.

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The hand-set chatons, or gold jewel settings, are held laboriously in place with minuscule blued screws, some smaller than a fly's eyeball.

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