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Former British boxing hopeful killed in ax attack at party

LONDON, Jan. 2 (UPI) -- A boxer once considered one of Britain's top middleweights has died after he was attacked with an ax at a New Year's Eve party, police say.

A police spokeswoman said Mark Denton died from an "ax blow to the head" in his hometown of Hartlepool, the British newspaper the Guardian reported Wednesday.

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Denton's professional boxing career was short-circuited last year when he was jailed for criminal damage and shop theft.

Three suspects have been arrested, police said.

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