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Sam Brookes
Optimisation Editor
Sam Brookes is an optimisation editor at The Independent and has worked within the journalism industry since 2018. He has specialised in sports journalism for much of his career, and previously worked as a senior boxing reporter for The Independent. Sam also worked as a sports reporter and editor at Daily Mail Online between 2021 and 2024.
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