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Josh Kelly focused on bigger picture as coronavirus puts European title dreams on hold

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For months on end the European welterweight title has dominated Josh Kelly's thoughts amidst his gruelling training schedule at London's Rathbone boxing gym.

Under typical circumstances, the 26-year-old would now be closing in on a career-defining clash with Russia's David Avanesyan, who was scheduled to defend his strap in a headline bout at the O2 Arena this Saturday.

A sport so reliant on the health and fitness of individual athletes will always be vulnerable to late pull-outs through injury or illness, yet Kelly's immediate title ambitions have been put on hold in a slightly surreal state of affairs.

The coronavirus outbreak, now said to have affected over 300,000 people worldwide, has left sporting chiefs with no choice but to

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