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March 2 - Norway Holds First Professional Boxing Match in Decades

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Published March 2, 2015 at 1:42 PM MST

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What does Norway have in common with Iran and North Korea? Well, the answer until recently could be found in a boxing ring—or perhaps not, because professional boxing has been illegal in all three countries. Although now Norway’s Center-right government has lifted the ban and it's seconds-out on the first professional bout on Norwegian soil in more than three decades. Lars Pvanger reports for the BBC. Listen Here