The Sweet Science is making a long-awaited return to Fenway Park, with the iconic ballpark set to host its first fight card since 1956 on Saturday night.

The event, called “Fight Night at Fenway,” will feature 11 bouts and marks the culmination of a yearslong push by Mark and Matt Nolan — twin brothers, full-time teachers, and lifelong boxing enthusiasts — to bring big-time boxing back to the city’s most storied venue. “Just the idea that some kid can fight his way to Fenway Park,” Matt Nolan told Leah Willingham of the Associated Press, “you can’t beat it.”

Fenway was once a stage for all kinds of events, including regular boxing cards that date back to 1920. Saturday’s card revives that legacy and pays tribute to Boston’s deep roots in the sport. John L. Sullivan, Sam Langford, Marvi

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