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| |  Monday, 31 December, 2001, 00:16 GMT Spinks finally gets his due Spinks ended Britain's 32-year Olympic boxing drought Olympic boxing champion Terry Spinks has been awarded an MBE for services to his sport and charity. Spinks struck gold at the 1956 Games in Melbourne, ending British boxing's 32-year title drought. And the 63-year-old, now living in Essex, is a tireless fundraiser for junior boxing clubs and ex-boxers' associations.
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