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Tony Jeffries retires from boxing due to injury

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Olympic medallist Jeffries quits boxing due to hand injuries

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UPDATED:

10:54 GMT, 23 September 2012

Britain's former Olympic bronze medallist Tony Jeffries has announced his retirement from professional boxing due to injuries to both hands.

The Sunderland light-heavyweight, who made the Olympic podium in Beijing four years ago, joined the paid ranks soon afterwards and was undefeated with nine wins and a draw, his last fight taking place in September 2011.

Over his career he developed injuries which required surgery, with a hole in a knuckle and a tear in his left hand proving insurmountable obstacles as he attempted to return to the ring.

End of the road: Tony Jeffries has quit boxing due to injuries to both his hands

End of the road: Tony Jeffries has quit boxing due to injuries to both his hands

'Today my boxing career is officially over. After injuries to both hands, I've had to accept I will not fight again,' Jeffries wrote on his Facebook page.

Punching became painful for Jeffries and the 27-year-old conceded defeat after one final training session.

'I tried last week for the first time in 10 months, but before I even did it I knew it was going to hurt because just making a fist still hurts. I was right,' he said.

'It seems I've been lying to myself for so long hoping it would get right.

'I suppose I just didn't want to come to the reality of not being able to fight again. Now I'm absolutely gutted to say I have no other option.'

Chelsea"s encounters with Champions League luck

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Chelsea's seven encounters with the Blue Angel…

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22:00 GMT, 20 May 2012

Frank Lampard and Fernando Torres both alluded to fate and Ruud Gullit called it the ‘Blue Angel’.

Certainly, Chelsea had plenty of good luck through their turbulent European campaign that ended with the trophy in Bayern’s back yard.

COLE’S CLEARANCE

Chelsea trail 3-1 in Napoli when Ashley Cole makes one of his trademark goal-line clearances from Christian Maggio. A 4-1 deficit would surely have proved an insurmountable hurdle.

MEIRELES BREAKAWAY

Benfica are on top and the Blues wobbling in the quarter-final second leg at Stamford Bridge, but Raul Meireles breaks and lashes a screamer into the top corner in the closing seconds.

Bullet: Raul Meireles scores for Chelsea against Benfica at Stamford Bridge

Bullet: Raul Meireles scores for Chelsea against Benfica at Stamford Bridge

UNDER SIEGE

Petr Cech leads a charmed life in the first leg against Barcelona. Alexis Sanchez and Pedro hit the woodwork, Cole clears off the line from Cesc Fabregas and Sergio Busquets misses a sitter.

MESSI’S MISS

The world’s best player, Lionel Messi, slams a penalty against the bar. It would have put Barca 3-2 up on aggregate in the second leg. Chelsea hang on and Torres seals it in stoppage time.

Missed: Lionel Messi fails to convert a penalty for Barcelona against Chelsea

Missed: Lionel Messi fails to convert a penalty for Barcelona against Chelsea

HAMMY TIME

After beating Barca with Ramires at right back and Jose Bosingwa at centre half, Branislav Ivanovic and John Terry are banned. David Luiz and Gary Cahill injure hamstrings, but they make the final.

ROBBEN’S CHANCE

Didier Drogba forces extra time in the final and then concedes a penalty, just like in the second leg in Barcelona. Cech comes to the rescue, saving from Arjen Robben.

Denied: Arjen Robben sees his penalty saved by Petr Cech in the Munich final

Denied: Arjen Robben sees his penalty saved by Petr Cech in the Munich final

DIDI’S LAST WORD

The final shootout starts terribly as Juan Mata’s effort is stopped but Cech saves twice before Drogba steps up to win it with what could be his last kick as a Chelsea player.