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Bay Street brokers traded their suits for boxing trunks at the 9th annual Fight for Independence in Toronto. The event was created by Bay Street traders James Beattie, Jackie Walker and Tom Gajer, and raises funds for the Urgent Care Unit at SickKids and Nazareth House.

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Boxers are paraded out into the ring to kick off the festivities at the 9th annual Fight for Independence at Kool Haus in Toronto, May 2, 2013.Tim Fraser/The Globe and Mail

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A stilt-walker greets guests with a pair of dukes at the 9th annual Fight for Independence at Kool Haus in Toronto, May 2, 2013.Tim Fraser

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Fighters make their entrance at the 9th annual Fight for Independence at Kool Haus in Toronto, May 2, 2013.Tim Fraser/The Globe and Mail

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Ring girls dressed in 1920s period costume wait for the festivities to begin at the 9th annual Fight for Independence at Kool Haus in Toronto, May 2, 2013.Tim Fraser/The Globe and Mail

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A ring girl signifies the start of the third round at the 9th annual Fight for Independence at Kool Haus in Toronto, May 2, 2013.Tim Fraser

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Ringside fans react at the 9th annual Fight for Independence at Kool Haus in Toronto, May 2, 2013.Tim Fraser/The Globe and Mail

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Cam Heaps, co-founder of Steam Whistle Brewing, right, works with a trainer behind the scenes at the 9th annual Fight for Independence at Kool Haus in Toronto, May 2, 2013.Tim Fraser/The Globe and Mail

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Cam Heaps, co-founder of Steam Whistle Brewing, right, works with a trainer behind the scenes at the 9th annual Fight for Independence at Kool Haus in Toronto, May 2, 2013.Tim Fraser/The Globe and Mail

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Vladimir Korobkine, in red, of United Healthcare lays into Tom Skopek at the 9th annual Fight for Independence at Kool Haus in Toronto, May 2, 2013.Tim Fraser/The Globe and Mail

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Jeremy "The Real Deal" Kaliel get the crowd going as his manager waves Monopoly in his wake at the 9th annual Fight for Independence at Kool Haus in Toronto, May 2, 2013.Tim Fraser/The Globe and Mail

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