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It was a disappointing end to Friday nights’ boxing at Ponds Forge, Sheffield, when the headlining bout was declared a Technical Draw after one round.
Navid Mansouri’s defence of the English Light Middleweight Title ended after the opening frame when a clash of heads caused a nasty cut to the corner of opponent Matthew Mallin’s right eye.
Mansouri of Rotherham retains his Title. His record now stands at 12 wins (3 by KO) 1 loss and 2 draws.
Mallin of Barnsley has a record of 9 wins (2 by KO) 1 loss and 1 draw.
The Dave Coldwell promoted fight-night featured nine contests in total.
Chad Gaynor (Rotherham) v Krzysztof Szot (Poland)
8 x 3 Welterweight Contest
Gaynor had a tough contest against Szot who gave it everything then realised it was an eight-rounder when he’d finished the sixth (!)
Gaynor gets the points win 80-74 and improves to 14 wins (7 by KO) and 1 loss
Szot drops to 17 wins (5 by KO) 8 losses (1 by KO) and 1 draw
Maxi Hughes (Doncaster) v Michael Mooney (Worcester)
6 x 3 Lightweight Contest
Hughes wins on points 60-55 and improves to 9 wins 1 loss and 1 draw
Mooney drops to 3 wins (1 by KO) 3 losses.
Jamie Robinson (Bolsover) v Paul Haines (Manchester)
4 x 3 Lightweight Contest
Robinson aka ‘The Ginger Rocket’, gets the points win 40-36 and improves to 3 wins and 1 draw.
Haines drops to no wins 10 losses and 1 draw
Joe Rodgers (Sheffield) v Andy Harris (Gloucester)
4 x 3 Lightweight Contest
A close fought contest sees Rodgers get the points win 39-38
Rodgers improves to 5 wins (1 by KO)
Harris drops to 3 wins 7 losses (2 by KO)
Kash Ali (Rotherham) v James Oliphant (Wakefield)
4 x 3 Heavyweight Contest
Ali wins on points 40-36. He improves to 5 wins no losses
Oliphant drops to no wins 5 losses and 2 draws
Tom Knight (Hull) v Chris Jenkinson (Bolton)
4 x 3 Light-Middleweight Contest
Knight gets the points win 40-36 and improves to 3 wins (1 by KO) no losses
Jenkinson drops to 4 wins (2 by KO) 7 losses (1 by KO) and 1 draw
Rod Smith (Dronfield) v Dean Walker (Sheffield)
4 x 3 Middleweight Contest
Smith wins on points 40-36 and improves to 4 wins (2 by KO) no losses
Walker drops to 12 wins (1 by KO) 41 losses (9 by KO) and 3 draws.
Jamie Hughes (Doncaster) v Jody Meikle (Scunthorpe)
4 x 3 Light-Heavyweight Contest
Hughes had a tricky time against the typically entertaining Jody Meikle, but isn’t put off by his comedic antics in the ring and gets the points win 40-36
Hughes’s record now stands at 4 wins (1 by KO) and no losses.
Meikle drops to 6 wins (1 by KO) 39 losses (3 by KO) and 1 draw