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The statue of Teddy Baldock, known as “The Pride of Poplar”, was removed from its stone plinth on Sunday night by four suspects dressed in black, police said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A bronze statue of a world champion boxer has been stolen from a park in east London – as CCTV footage captured the brazen theft by a masked gang.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The statue of Teddy Baldock was removed from its stone plinth in Langdon Park in Poplar on Sunday night, the Metropolitan Police<\/a><\/strong> said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Police, who were told of the theft at 8.07pm, published CCTV images showing four suspects at the scene, all dressed in black with their faces covered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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