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Newcastle Herald
Newcastle Herald
National
Max McKinney

Forklift driver to world champion: English boxer down under to defend title

Dennis Hogan and Sam Eggington in front of No Limit Boxing boss George Rose. Picture by Peter Lorimer

Sam Eggington was made redundant from his job as a forklift driver at a Steel plant in England at 17 years of age.

With few other options, the Birmingham product turned to boxing to make a living. He set out to be a journeyman boxer, fighting week-to-week for cash.

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