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England - Heavyweights Quarter Finals
Quarter Finals:
Lennox Lewis vs Herbie Hide - Lewis scored a quick knockdown in the 1st, then spent the rest of the round battering a hapless Hide until the referee stepped in to protect him from further damage.
Henry Akinwande vs Bunny Johnson - Another lackluster performance by Akinwande allows Johnson to remain in the tourney due to a draw 8-6, 7-7, 6-8. Rematch coming up.
Frank Bruno vs Henry Cooper - Cooper scored the lone knockdown, bloodied Bruno, yet was battered so badly in the 8th that the referee stepped in as he started to go down. TKO for Bruno who survives a brawl!
Joe Bugner vs Alex Stewart - Bugner had a slight lead 5-4 despite an early knockdown by Stewart when he opened a nasty gash on the right eyelid of Stewart. The doctor stopped the bout despite the objections of his corner, handing Bugner the 10 TKO.
Rematch:
Henry Akinwande vs Bunny Johnson - This time around, it was a barn burner as both men turned the heat up several knotches. Akinwande proved to be the stronger, winning the narrow decision, 8-7 on all 3 cards to move into the Semi-Finals.
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