Hamed fails to impress
Former world champion Naseem Hamed was unconvincing as he earned a unanimous decision against Spain's Manuel Calvo in their IBO featherweight title fight.
After 12 dismal rounds, Hamed took the decision by scores of 120-110 and 119-109 (twice), but the negative reaction of the crowd said much for the level of his performance.
Hamed, beaten for the first time last April by Marco Antonia Barrera, was lethargic, lacklustre, lazy and some distance from looking like the world class fighter he once was.
Although a winner in terms of the judges' verdict, Hamed lost the backing of a crowd who gave him a tremendous ovation at the start of the fight
The crowd at the London Arena started booing Hamed at the end of round four and it continued until the end of the fight.
Some of the crowd left early, while others whistled as the uninspiring fight came to a close.
At the end of the 12 rounds the crowd again voiced their disapproval.
As Hamed was awarded the fight, the crowd chanted 'What a load of rubbish'.
Hamed's record improves to 36 wins, one defeat with 31 knockouts. Calvo suffered only his fifth loss in 39 fights, with 33 wins and one draw.