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What an ugly turn of events for Dixon. That is disapointing.

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Originally Posted by CONN CHRIS

What an ugly turn of events for Dixon. That is disapointing.

Indeed, he was looking heavily odds on to be a double weight champ.

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Featherweight

Young Griffo (34-4-0)(6) UD10 Mike Cushing (12-2-2)(5)

Griffo made a mockery of the official rankings of the pair.

The Australian darted around the ring and peppered his outclassed opponent with jabs and right crosses.

The only danger for Griffo came at the hands of referee Morton who constantly cautioned the ex World Champion for holding. A bout against the winner of the forthcoming American title between Sammy Kelly and veteran Cal McCarthy was mentioned.

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Middleweight

Mike Lucie (13-1-0)(13) TKO8 Peter Newton (15-2-0)(15)

Neither of these fighters are known for hanging around. The pair stood toe to toe for the entirety of the scrap.

Newton had his moments, notably in the sixth round, when he had Lucie (below) in trouble but the American always held sway.

The end came in the eighth round when, after a right hook, Lucie scored the fights first knockdown. The Australian got to his feet but was dumped on his backside again after a right uppercut. He bravely pulled himself off the canvas but referee Raleigh called time.

This victory has put Lucie firmly in the World Title scene.

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American Featherweight Title

Sammy Kelly (17-5-0)(2)(Holder) SD12 Cal McCarthy (26-6-3)(16)

Kelly (below) made a successful first defence of his American Title.

The local boy dominated the veteran ex World Champ throughout, keeping him at distance and avoiding a scrap.

Judge Finbar MacDougall must have forgotten his specs, he gave the fight to McCarthy by three points.

Kelly stated post fight that he would face Young Griffo at the Garden next month, the winner would likely take part in a World Title final eliminator. Retirement beckons for McCarthy.

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Middleweight

Harry 'Dummy' Mace (18-1-0)(16)(#4) UD10 The Black Pearl (13-2-0)(11)(#6)

The California AC were lucky enough to witness a contender for fight of the year.

The 'Pearl' flew out of the traps only to walk into a right hook from Mace and hit the deck. He recovered to his feet but the warning signs were there.

It took the Black Pearl (right) four rounds to get back onside, but he did it in style, hammering home hard right hands. He received an added bonus when Mace (left) was deducted a point for butting.

The fight turned on its head yet again in the eighth round when Mace slung a huge right cross, knocking the Pearl to the canvas for the second time in the contest, he got to his feet but was briefly down again before the bell saved him.

Knowing he was suffering on the scorecards, the Pearl threw caution to the wind in the last two rounds and battered his opponent. When Mace had a second point deducted for butting some at ringside thought that the Pearl had done enough.

The three scorers thought otherwise and awarded Mace a comfortable unanimous decision.

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Commonwealth Middleweight Title

Billy McCarthy (25-4-2)(12)(#7)(Challenger) UD12 Ted White (16-2-1)(14)(#13)

Even though 'their' man was defeated the members at the NSC gave the fighters a standing ovation as they returned to their dressing rooms.

There was hardly a lull in the action as both men slugged it out for the twelve rounds. The veteran McCarthy was a worthy winner and anyone who doubted it only needed to take a close look at the face of White after the bout.

McCarthy dominated the first half of the fight and scored the first knockdown in the fifth round, White shipped a nasty right hand which sent him down for a seven count. The Aussie always held the upper hand, landing crisp right crosses and hooks to the body.

An opening for White came in the eighth round when he landed a big right hook which sent McCarthy to the canvas. That was as good as it got for White who spent the second half of the fight with blood pouring over his face from cuts over both eyes.

The NSC may have pulled off a coup as rumours circulated post fight that they had secured a guarantee from Jack Dempsey to meet McCarthy on 'neutral territory'.

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American Welterweight Title

Rube Ferns (21-0-1)(11)(Holder)(#6) SD12 Utah Bob Thompson (14-3-0)(13)(#2)

Only a strong rally in the last few rounds allowed Ferns (left) to hang on to his crown.

The fight had been all square leading up to the fifth stanza when Thompson landed a vicious hook to Ferns body, the Champ took a five count before navigating his way to the end of the round.

Thompson held the cards for the next couple of rounds before inexplicably taking his foot off the pedal for the last third of the fight. Ferns coasted home landing some nice jabs and right hands.

Two of the judges gave it to Ferns by three whilst the other gave it to Thompson. After the fight Ferns said it was his intention to defend his crown against Owen Ziegler.

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European and Commonwealth Welterweight Title

Tommy West (20-2-0)(16)(Challenger)(#10) UD12 Abe Hicken (17-3-0)(13)(#1)

West (left) was taken to hell and back by Hicken when the pair last met, today West returned the compliment.

The last fight ended in a shock fifth round stoppage win for Hicken but West made his intentions clear early on when he decked Hicken with a right hook less than a minute into the fight.

The Welshman held command until the eighth round when stamped his authority on the reckless Hicken, dropping him twice with right uppercuts. Hicken ploughed forward and got his reward in the ninth when out of the blue he landed heavily to West's body forcing his opponent to take a knee.

Normal service was resumed in the tenth when Hicken was forced to pull himself off the floor for the fourth time after shipping a right cross. West dominated the last six minutes and took home both belts.

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Welterweight

Joe Walcott (22-0-0)(20)(#4) TKO4 Young Corbett (23-3-1)(11)(#5)

Corbett made no allowance for the reputation of Walcott. He came to fight and it paid of in the first minute of the scrap. He slipped a punch from Walcott and landed a left hook to the chin of the 'Barbados Demon'. Walcott found himself on the canvas for the first time in his career, he got to his feet quick enough and saw out the rest of the stanza.

That was as good as it got for Corbett, Walcott stepped away for the next six minutes and took control of the fight, landing right hooks and crosses with ease.

The end of the fight came in the fourth round. Walcott upped the ante and hammered his opponent round the ring. Halfway through the round he landed four huge unanswered body shots and the fight was stopped.

Walcott's backers stated that their man was likely to make a journey to London to face the recently recrowned domestic Champion Tommy West, it would be 'The Demons' first fight away from the USA.

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BW - Johnny Murphy (#4) V Nunc Wallace (#6)
BW - Jimmy Barry (#1) V Tommy Spider Kelly (#7)
European BW Title - Billy Plimmer (#3)(Holder) V Casper Leon (#10)

FW - Sammy Kelly (#6) V Young Griffo (#3)
FW - Billy Whistler (#7) V Johnny T Griffin (#2)

LW - George McFadden (#11) V Frank Erne (#3)
LW - George Lavigne (#12) V Billy Hill (#2)
American LW Title - Billy Ernst (#1)(Holder) V George Taylor (#5)

WW - Tommy West (#5) V Joe Walcott (#1)
American WW Title - Rube Ferns (Holder)(#2) V Owen Ziegler (#4)

MW - Jack Dempsey (#2) V Billy McCarthy (#4)
MW - Harry 'Dummy' Mace (#1) V Mike Lucie (#9)

[CONN CHRIS]

Wolcott will pound West if given a chance. Great universe here Tom!

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Originally Posted by CONN CHRIS

Wolcott will pound West if given a chance. Great universe here Tom!

Ta mate.

Think you are right, West doesn't hold back so I'd be surprised if it lasted long.

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Bantamweight

Johnny Murphy (24-4-1)(21)(#4) UD10 Nunc Wallace (22-6-4)(#6)

Although Wallace came away from New York empty handed, he earned good local reviews after a spirited performance against the American Champion.

He was eventually undone by two knockdowns, allowing Murphy to line himself up for a potential match up with the winner of the forthcoming Barry versus Spider Kelly bout.

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Featherweight

Johnny Griffin (21-6-2)(14)(#2) KO1 Billy Whistler (17-2-0)(1)(#7)

Johnny Griffin scored a sensational first round knockdown win against the Ulster born Billy Whistler.

Griffin waded in to Whistler from the opening bell and had the Baltimore based man out on his feet before finishing him off with a huge right hook.

Griffin appears to be lining up a bout with the winner of the Sammy Kelly versus Young Griffo scrap. The bout will probably hold final eliminator status.

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European Bantamweight Title

Billy Plimmer (Holder)(24-2-2)(14)(#3) UD12 Casper Leon (16-3-1)(4)(#10)

Plimmer (left) totally outclassed his Italian born adversary.

The Birmingham man was on top throughout with some at ringside arguing that Leon didn't win a round.

Plimmer scored two knockdowns during an aggressive display. The first was scored in the eighth round with a right cross, whilst the second came from an uppercut in the penultimate stanza.

Plimmer has already signed to meet Ulsterman Ike Weir at the NSC, The Englishman will put both his European and Commonwealth title on the line.

Leon stated that it was his intention to emigrate to the United States.

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Bantamweight

Jimmy Barry (22-0-0)(21)(#1) KO1 Tommy 'Spider' Kelly (28-8-2-)(15)(#7)

Barry is taking the bantamweight division by storm.

He delivered a right uppercut to the chin of Kelly which allowed no chance of recovery.

The fading ex World Champion has surely seen his fading hopes of another period at the helm of the division disappear.

Barry has now earned himself the right to a crack at his first title. He will meet Johnny Murphy next month for the American belt.

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Featherweight

Sammy Kelly (18-5-0)(2)(#6) WDSQ9 Young Griffo (34-5-0)(#6)

It has been a shocking time of it recently for Griffo. He lurched further out of the World title scene when he planted a right hand so far 'south of the border' that he left referee Nagle no option but to disqualify the Australian.

Griffo had dominated a dull bout, seemingly on his way to a comfortable points win. Kelly, on the other hand, has enjoyed a good year and announced post fight that he would defend his domestic title against Johnny T Griffin. Griffin recently demolished Billy Whistler in a round and will be favourite to regain his belt, the fight will also carry official World Title Eliminator status.

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Middleweight

Billy McCarthy (26-4-2)(12)(#4) MDec10 Jack Dempsey (28-4-2)(18)(#2)

McCarthy (below) rolled back the years to produce a major upset in front of the New Orleans crowd.

It was thought pre fight that Dempsey would still have too much for his fellow veteran opponent, but the Irish born former World Champ took an age to get going and McCarthy took advantage.

The Australian built up a big points advantage which forced Dempsey to throw caution to the wind in the last three rounds. However his efforts were not enough and McCarthy held on by the skin of his teeth.

The victory has earnt McCarthy a World Title elimination bout against the winner of the Harry Mace versus Mike Lucie contest.

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Middleweight

Mike Lucie (14-1-0)(14)(#9) TKO9 Harry 'Dummy' Mace (18-2-0)(16)(#1)

Although Lucie (below) appeared to hold the upper hand, this contest was still in the balance as the bell rang at the end of the eighth round.

The pair, as predicted, had thrown caution to the wind and traded blows toe to toe for the entire fight.

The ninth round was a disaster for Mace. A minute into the round Lucie landed a 'pearler' of a right cross sending his opponent down for a six count. Mace got to his feet before fielding another right hand which opened a nasty gash over his right eye. A minute later Mace was on the deck again, the result of a right cross from Lucie. Although Mace got to his feet again the fight was over moments later, Lucie being declared the winner on the three knockdowns ruling.

The Californian AC announce post fight that they have negotiated the right to stage the resulting World Middleweight Title final eliminator between Lucie and veteran Aussie Billy McCarthy.