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Featuring the Commonwealth Bantamweight Title

MW - George Kessler (7-2) SD10 Reddy Gallagher (14-5)

Howls of derision greeted the calling of the judges scorecards. Most at ringside had it for Gallagher by a good two to three round margin. He dominated inside and threw the heavier blows throughout. Kessler entered the professional ranks with a big reputation which he is yet to prove.

LW - Andy Bowen (21-11) UD10 Professor Johnny Clark (7-3)

Only the 'Prof' knows how he managed to last the distance.

After a performance like this it is difficult to fathom why Bowen (below left) has not achieved more in the game. He dominated his Irishman throughout with clubbing hooks to both head and body, Clark found himself on the canvas three times in the later stages of the fight and must have been within a whisker of being stopped on three or four occassions.

This was Bowen's first fight outside the States, he will have no problems in getting another invite to box from the NSC.

LW - Johnny Van Heest (13-4-1) SD10 Charles Norton (7-5)

A very poor contest, with both fighters playing safe.

Van Heest dominated the bout behind his left jab until with a minute left in the bout Norton landed a sharpe combination which put Van Heest on the canvas.

The home fighters joy was short lived on the announcement of the judges views.

MW - Irish Jack Burke (21-3-1) UD10 Mike Lucie (9-1)

Before the fight the connections of Lucie knew they were gambling by putting their inexperienced man in with a murderous puncher like Burke, but with their man turning 30 years of age time is not on their side.

Lucie (below centre) put on a brave show, holding his own until the pivotal sixth round when Burke scored the fights only knockdown after a rasping right hook.

Lucie could never gain the upperhand thereon, coming off worse in several bruising exchanges.

Burke has never shirked a challenge and derserves a World title shot.

LW - Jack McAuliffe (32-5-1) KO5 Billy Ernst (15-1)

When he's good he's really good!

When McAuliffe entered the ring and removed his robe you felt the writing was on the wall for the unbeaten Ernst. The Irishman looked in a finer fettle as the regulars at the NSC had seen him.

McAuliffe dominated from the start, refusing to mix it with Ernst he dominated from range, peppering his man with lead left hands and vicious right crosses.

By the fifth round Ernst was spent, McAuliffe continued his assault at range before landing a huge uppercut which knocked Ernst cold.

If only McAuliffe can stay out of the bars then Dobbs and his perfect record is at risk.

Commonwealth Bantamweight Title

Billy Plimmer (18-1-2)(Holder) TKO8 Abe Willis (13-6-1)

Bearing in mind the importance of this bout for Willis, his physical appearance was shocking. He looked liked he had trained on ale and pies.

Plimmer (below right) took full advantage, boxing skilfully for the first half of the fight the Englishman upped the ante in the seventh stanza and decked his rotund opponnent with a right uppercut.

Willis came out for the eighth round but was being battered from pillar to post before referee Regan ended an eventful card.

Plimmer's only defeat remains at the hands of Johnny Murphy, something he hopes to set straight.