[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"news-6964-EN":3},{"tile_image":4,"posted":5,"pk":6,"published":7,"body":8,"images":9,"pinned":15,"title":16,"permalink":17,"ex_artist":15,"tags":18,"ex_news":15,"summary":19,"news_id":20},"blog_6964_639153858905607429.jpg","2026-05-25T09:00:00#6964","news","2026-05-25T09:00:00","\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>",[10,11,13],{"filename":4},{"filename":12},"blog_6964_639153859718295777.jpg",{"filename":14},"blog_6964_639153859802486370.jpg",false,"Final Defence","\u002Fnews\u002F6964\u002Ffinal_defence","#editorial#sport#retro#magazine#dynamic#bold#butcher billy#comic art#boxing#","\u003Ca href=\"\u002FButcherBilly\">Butcher Billy\u003C\u002Fa> illustrates for Ring Magazine for a feature revisiting Marvin Hagler’s 1986 fight against John Mugabi.",6964]