BRITISH TITLE ELIABILITY

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p4p1
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BRITISH TITLE ELIABILITY

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just a question about the britich title... if a bloke was born in australia and has lived in aust his whole life but his mother and grandparent were all born and lived in blackpool is he eligable to fight for a british title?
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p4p1 wrote:just a question about the britich title... if a bloke was born in australia and has lived in aust his whole life but his mother and grandparent were all born and lived in blackpool is he eligable to fight for a british title?
Depends if his cousins sister ate chicken and if she got it from Tesco.


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if he held a British passport that would be enough,
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p4p1 wrote:just a question about the britich title... if a bloke was born in australia and has lived in aust his whole life but his mother and grandparent were all born and lived in blackpool is he eligable to fight for a british title?
If its good enough for the Welsh Rugby team......
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You got to be able to spell british to be eligible. :o
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jonp wrote:You got to be able to spell british to be eligible. :o
lol
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Post by 1southpaw »

i think all you have to do is become a british citicen and be based hear then you can fight for the title :box:
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Post by oliverfennell »

There's some minimum period of residency if you don't have citizenship. I believe it's 10 years. Rule applied to Herbie Hide (Nigerian) and Takaloo (Iranian).
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Any ideas if Bami is eligable?
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Post by oliverfennell »

Check the Boxing News rankings; I think they put an asterism next to British-BASED fighters who are not yet officially British.
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