Pro boxing returns to Norway

IMG_0581What does Norway have in common with North Korea and Iran? Well, until recently you’d be a criminal if you entered the ring in a professional boxing match in any of those countries. But now Norway’s centre-right government has lifted a ban on the sport, and boxing fans are preparing for the first professional bout on Norwegian soil in more than three decades. Meanwhile medical professionals AND Norway’s Confederation of Sports are protesting. Here’s my report for the PM Programme on BBC Radio 4:

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