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at Medway Island on 18 June 1861. At 6 feet 2.5 inches (1.9 m) Hurst was five inches taller than his opponent, and correspondingly heavier, but he was not a skillful boxer and was no match for Mace's speed and agility. Hurst's seconds withdrew him from the fight in the eighth round,
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in 1865, and the following year became landlord of the Glass House tavern in
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and he never fought again except in exhibition matches.
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