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Donaldson wins WBC title
I am going to list the before and after rankings now on the fight cards listed as (before/after) all rankings will be the WBA rankings unless it's a title fight for another organization. Also I will list my scorecard on the fights I watch in bold.
July 1, 1910
John Donaldson (7/CH) (18-11) avenged an earlier loss and scored a UD15 over George Byers (3/4) (14-8-1) to win the vacant WBC Lightheavyweight title.
Byers came in undertrained and paid the price for it as Donaldson knocked around the ring for 15 rounds. The first six rounds were close but by the 7th Byers was out of endurance and then it was an onslaught.
There were no knockdowns or cuts in the fight but Byers left eye, which started swelling in the 2nd, was completely swollen shut by the 11th. (went into the red the last 3 rounds)
I had it 148-141. Javier Flores, ringside expert, had it 148-140. The official judges were a little more generous scoring it 146-141/146-142/146-142.
So there you have it you're two current LH champs are John Donaldson and Alec Greggains.
On the undercard
MW - Jeff Clarke (UR) (13-1) TKO1 Joe Costa (47/48) (10-7-5) (clarke at pre)
MW - Jack Williams (49/36) (14-7-2) KO10 Eddie McGoorty (4/37) (17-4) 86-83 mcgoorty (mcgoorty at pre ... horrible loss for Eddie. Plummets in the rankings and will have a battle to get back up top. Was well ahead on the scorecards despite going down in the 9th. If he'd finished on his feet he probably would have won)
WW - George Cole (2/1) (13-8-4) TKO8 Jimmy Mitchell (20-22) (10-8) (mitchell at pre)
LH - Jack Hogan (UR) (10-0) UD8 Gunner Rawles (UR/15) (10-3-2) 76-75 Hogan (both at pre for this club fight .... both move to main after the fight)
MW - Billy West (UR) (5-3-3) MD8 Tom Henry (UR/35) (7-5-3) (both at pre for this club fight .... Henry moves to main)
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