Colin Lynes loses European title to Gianluca Branco

[superheavyrhun]

Both fighters give the crowd a round of applause as they await the scores. The commentators have Branco by a round and a draw respectively, but here they come.

Split Decision. 115-113 Lynes; 114-113 Branco; 114-113 Branco.

Very close fight, and Lynes has every right to be aggrieved, but he knew what he was taking on going to Italy. Johnny Nelson doesn't look too impressed in the studio.

[Violent Demise]

I had Branco by UD. Fukk it. SD is better than a lost

[totalboxing1]

I thought Branco did just about enough as Jim Watt did. But going over to Italy you need to win clearly and Lynes should have known this. Shame though I like Lynes, he's a good boxer, just not quite world class. I hope he can come back from this.

[superheavyrhun]

I thought Branco did just about enough as Jim Watt did. But going over to Italy you need to win clearly and Lynes should have known this. Shame though I like Lynes, he's a good boxer, just not quite world class. I hope he can come back from this.

Branco was always going to be the favourite if he could remain competitive in the fight, and I was really expecting it to be significantly wider on the cards than it ended up being. Guy definitely wasn't unbeatable, and a guy with a bit more pop could certainly wrestle that title away from him, but being Italian, it would certainly seem likely that he'll have as many easy defences at home as he can before being put in with a real threat.

[CutMeMick]

Really surprised at this outcome....

[OumaFan]

Would it be wrong to be excited about the result of a fight in which one guy got (apparently) screwed by hometown judges just because that result made you a perfect 3 for 3 on your Friday prediction picks?

[OumaFan]

I'm gonna say no

[littlebif]

I think Lynes throw away the fight away, he started very well knocking Branco down in the second and in the 3rd he didnt do to badly either but soon as Branco relized he had to come up with more offence Lynes backed off and circled the ring just popping out his jab which was not enough to win the rounds.He should of held his ground more and force GB on to the back foot like he was doing early in the fight because Branco was not effective when going back.

[Kenneth B]

Violent Demise, what does "I had Branco by UD" mean??

[Kenneth B]

Oh I get it, you meant prediction...I´ll just shut up now

[HattonTheHammer]

Still cant believe my sky+ failed to record a fight i had been looking forward to seeing for a good while now.

Maybe god is punishing me for choosing a friday night out over getting home at a reasonable hour to watch the boxing


oh well...

online bud informs me lynes got screwed over by hometown judges...any truth in that

[superheavyrhun]

Still cant believe my sky+ failed to record a fight i had been looking forward to seeing for a good while now.

Maybe god is punishing me for choosing a friday night out over getting home at a reasonable hour to watch the boxing


oh well...

online bud informs me lynes got screwed over by hometown judges...any truth in that

In my view, a little, but then again it was close enough for it to go either way, and there were plenty of close rounds which went the way of Branco on the judges cards it appears. I don't think it was an absolute travesty of judges, but it was pretty close, and no doubt lynes will feel aggrieved.

[HattonTheHammer]

Still cant believe my sky+ failed to record a fight i had been looking forward to seeing for a good while now.

Maybe god is punishing me for choosing a friday night out over getting home at a reasonable hour to watch the boxing


oh well...

online bud informs me lynes got screwed over by hometown judges...any truth in that

In my view, a little, but then again it was close enough for it to go either way, and there were plenty of close rounds which went the way of Branco on the judges cards it appears. I don't think it was an absolute travesty of judges, but it was pretty close, and no doubt lynes will feel aggrieved.

Shame really as colin was just starting to look the bizo and in a fight i gave him little or no chance in, away from home he appeared to of done enough to of taken a shock win.

[TommyGunn_]

I had Lynes winning this one, he needed a knockout to get a draw though.