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In the build-up to the blockbuster showdown between boxing superstar Floyd Mayweather Jr. and reigning Ultimate Fighting Championship lightweight titleholder Conor McGregor on Aug. 26, the idea that others in boxing would want to capitalize on the added publicity should come as no surprise.
That brings us to the tragedy involving former UFC heavyweight Tim Hague, who returned to boxing against Adam Braidwood on June 16 in Edmonton, Alberta.