[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"news-6964-EN":3},{"news_id":4,"title":5,"permalink":6,"pk":7,"tile_image":8,"tags":9,"images":10,"body":16,"summary":17,"ex_artist":18,"pinned":18,"published":19,"ex_news":18,"posted":20},6964,"Final Defence","\u002Fnews\u002F6964\u002Ffinal_defence","news","blog_6964_639153858905607429.jpg","#editorial#sport#retro#magazine#dynamic#bold#butcher billy#comic art#boxing#",[11,12,14],{"filename":8},{"filename":13},"blog_6964_639153859718295777.jpg",{"filename":15},"blog_6964_639153859802486370.jpg","\u003Cp>Marking forty years since the fight, the illustration reflects the force and intensity of a match remembered for its sheer physicality and pressure.\u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\u003Cp>Butcher Billy has visualised the power and confrontation of two fighters meeting at full strength, in what became Hagler’s final successful defence of his middleweight title.\u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\u003Cp>Created to accompany Ron Borges’ article, the piece is a double-page spread that draws the eye in immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>","\u003Ca href=\"\u002FButcherBilly\">Butcher Billy\u003C\u002Fa> illustrates for Ring Magazine for a feature revisiting Marvin Hagler’s 1986 fight against John Mugabi.",false,"2026-05-25T09:00:00","2026-05-25T09:00:00#6964"]