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- ↑ "Bury Free Press | Dean - "I'm twice the fighter now"". Archived from the original on 2011-07-24. Retrieved 2009-08-08.
- ↑ Timeout | Matthew Marsh vs Rocky Dean
- ↑ BBC Sport | Booth tipped for world title shot