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Boxing stars Micky Ward and Dicky Eklund help next generation of boxers in return of pro boxing to Lowell - The Boston Globe
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Dicky Eklund, Micky Ward at arrivals for Spike TV's 5th Annual Guys Choice Celebration, Sony Pictures Studios, Los Angeles, CA June 4, 2011. Photo By: Michael Germana/Everett Collection Stock Photo - Alamy
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