White men can box

And women, too

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“IGOR, the conductor, can get a bit nasty,” says Ann Parisio, referring to the sparring habits of Igor Kennaway. When he is not boxing, Mr Kennaway is a classical pianist, conductor and professor at the Royal College of Music. Ms Parisio herself is a documentary film-maker, based in London. Both are in their 40s and are part of the phenomenon that is “white collar” boxing, a still fairly loosely organised amateur boxing network for people with full-time jobs.

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