The following is a short story which was originally drawn as part of the forthcoming Essex County: Volume 3: The Country Nurse (October). However, as Chris Staros and I started to edit the book, we realized it just didn't fit into the story I was trying to tell with the third volume, and has since been cut from the book.
However, I still like the piece, and thought I'd offer it here in two parts. So here is Part 1 of The Essex County Boxing Club: