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England - Welterweights Fight-In
We have 19 fighters in the Welterweight division. There will be 3 fight-in bouts to set the field at 16:
James Hare vs Jack Bennett - Hare & Bennett fought back and forth with Bennett scoring the only knockdown in a round that Hare was leading. After 15 rounds I had it 7-7 as neither man overly impressed me. The judges scored it 9-5, 7-7, 8-6 for the winner James Hare.
Matthew Hatton vs Peter Buckley - Hatton battered Buckley around the ring throughout, scoring 3 knockdowns and cutting him badly on his left eyelid. It was the cut that ended things early as in the 9th round the cut was absolutely horrid to look at. I had Hatton ahead 7-1 throught 8, the judges had it 7-0, 7-1, 4-2.
Tony Smith vs Tom Henry - It was all about work effort as Smith more than doubled Henry's output throughout in winning a 12-2, 12-2, 12-2 decision.
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