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On Friday night at the Velodrome in Manchester, England, Hatton Promotions hosted their first televised fight-night. Billed as ‘Euro Glory’, the fight-card was headlined by the European title clash between Matthew Macklin and Amin Asikainen.

Matthew Macklin (Birmingham) v Amin Asikainen (Finland)
12 x 3 Vacant European Middleweight Contest

It was a very ‘stiff’ Asikainen that came out to face Macklin. Macklin looks focussed - switching between head and body shots - before landing a huge left hook which lands bang-on the face of the Finnish man and he falls back heavily on the canvas in the first round.

Struggling to get up for the count - Asikainen looks unsteady but continues with the fight. Looking dazed - he tries to get away from Macklin but the Brummie goes after him! Seconds later, Asikainen is almost bundled over and it’s a no-knockdown. More...

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The arctic temperatures and early evening snowstorm did not dampen the mood at the Don Valley Stadium in Sheffield on Saturday evening as Bradfordʼs Femi "Fire" Fehintola won an all Yorkshire clash by soundly outpointing the very game and durable Jon Baguley over six rounds.

There was a fantastic atmosphere and Fehintola, returning to the ring for the first time since he won the English super featherweight title by squeezing past Ashton Under Lyneʼs Hollyoaks and Emmadale star Steven Bell last October, was eager to please the crowd with a good performance as he willed the flame haired Baguley forward and then looked to get off his hard counter shots.

20 year old Baguley fell into Fehintolaʼs trap from the opening bell as he, urged on by his legendary trainer Brendan Ingle and one particularly over enthusiastic security guard, surged ahead looking to find Fehintola with neat one-twos, but, for every shot that found its target, a much better one came firing straight back.

Undeterred, Baguley let his hands go again in the second but little got past Fehintolaʼs well kept guard and it was the Bradford man who again had the most success as he manoeuvred his opponent onto the ropes and shoeshined when in close. More...