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It was a real St. Patrick’s day party atmosphere at Bowlers Exhibition Centre, Manchester, last night, when James Lindemann promoted a seven card show in which Sam Hyde of Sale made short work of Croatian Tomislav Rudan – scoring a second round KO.
Results as follows.
Sam Hyde (Sale) v Tomislav Rudan (Sibenik, Croatia)
8 x 3 Cruiserweight Contest
Hyde made short work of his Croatian opponent who hit the canvas twice in the second round. A body shot sent Rudan to his knees and he was counted out by Referee Sarginson.
Hyde wins by KO round 2
Stephen Danyo (Manchester via Netherlands) v William Warburton (Atherton)
6 x 3 Super-Welterweight Contest
‘The Chosen One’- Danyo started off strong and confident – putting Warburton on the back foot, but by the second half of the bout roles were reversed and, with Danyo tiring, it was Warburton pushing Danyo back.
Danyo secures the points’ win 58-56
Artif Ali (Accrington) v Dmitrijs Gutmans (Riga, Latvia)
6 x 3 Featherweight Contest
Ali gets the win on points 59-56
Matty Mainwaring (Manchester) v Chris Jenkinson (Bolton)
4 x 3 Middleweight Contest
Matthew Hatton-trained Mainwaring wins on points 40-36 against experienced Jenkinson
Anthony Leak (Manchester) v Georgi Valevski (Sofia, Bulgaria)
4 x 3 Middleweight Contest
Valevski had a point deducted for holding and was on the canvas in rounds one and three. He was counted after the second knockdown but Referee Sarginson deemed the Bulgarian unable to continue and waved the contest off.
‘Lecky’ wins by TKO round 3
Mindaugas Baublys (Manchester via Lithuania) v Maksims Dembovskis (Latvia)
4 x 3 Welterweight Contest
Both men were throwing as many punches as they could, albeit not heavy punches, but they soon tired themselves out. Baublys sustained a nick on the left eyelid area.
Baublys wins on points 40-36
Michael Gomez Jnr (Moston) v Ignac Kassai (Hungary)
4 x 3 Featherweight Contest
Kassai is on the canvas in round three and counted by (debuting) Referee Jamie Kirkpatrick, Kassai continues but is stopped by Referee Kirkpatrick moments later as the Hungarian was under too much pressure from Gomez. Gomez gets the win by TKO round 3
