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Featuring The Featherweight World Title match.

MW - Denny Kelliher (11-12-1) KO8 Ed Denfass (5-6-1)

MW - Joe Butler (5-11-1) KO1 Jimmy Handler (8-3)

WW - Perry Queenan (4-11) DSQ9 Charles Kemmic (9-3)

LW - Danny Duane (9-4-1) MD10 George Dawson (15-3-2)

Dawson is rarely involved in dull affairs and this was no exception. Strangely, it was Duane that scored the fights only knockdown after a right hand in the opening round. The fight swayed one way then the other, with Duane showing a surprising amount of aggression. A draw was a fair outcome.

FW - Jack Skelly (19-3) MD10 Martin Flaherty (13-3-1)

Judge Forbes must have had his eyes closed for the entire ten rounds of this bout.

Skelly (below left) won this contest by a street, each time Flaherty tried to move inside Skelly peppered him with his left jab. Flaherty entered the ring in terrible condition and put up an awful performance, his two explosive stoppage victories were in no danger of being repeated.

Skelly will now meet Johnny T Griffin in a twelve round final elimination bout for the World Title.

World Featherweight Title

Young Griffo (28-2) (Champion) V Dick Hollywood (10-0)

Both fighters enter the ring in apparently good condition.

This is Griffo's seventh defence of his World Belt.

Hollywood (below right), although unbeaten, is taking a huge step up in class.

Hollywood is the 5/2 betting underdog.

Rd 1 - Quiet start from Hollywood, Griffo landed two decent right hands to take the opening round. Griffo 10-9

Rd 2 - Better round from the challenger, the Irishman landed a heavy hook to the ribs of Griffo. Even 19-19

Rd 3 - Hollywood follows up a crisp combination with a wicked hook to the head, Griffo goes to the ropes and covers up. The Aussie has a fight on his hands. Hollywood 29-28.

Rd 4 - Griffo ups the pace at the start of the round, landing some crisp jabs. Hollywood isn't phased by Griffo's boxing ability and once again lands heavily to the body, he must think he has a chance in this one. Hollywood 39-37.

Rd 5 - Griffo edeges the round. He makes Hollywood swing and miss and picks him off with his trademark jab. Hollywood 48-47.

Rd 6 - A surprisingly quiet three minutes from Hollywood. Griffo landed a couple of nice right hands to even the fight.

Rd 7 - Hollywood edges it, he lands the best shot of the round, a right cross to Griffo's temple. Hollywood 67-66.

Rd 8 - Yet again the challenger takes his foot off the gas. Griffo works well landed to both head and body. Even 76-76.

Rd 9 - Very little action. Strange tactics from Hollywood, maybe he has stamina issues. Griffo 86-85.

Rd 10 - A nice right hook from Hollywood opens the round. He fights cagely therein and evens the contest. Hollywood has a real opportunity to end Griffo's reign. Even 95-95.

Rd 11 - A much better three minutes, Griffo lands some uncharacteristic right hand swipes, his corner must seen the warning signs. Griffo 105-104.

Rd 12 - Hollywood opens up in the last minute of the round, scoring with hooks and crosses to the head of Griffo. Even 114 - 114

Rd 13 - Another good round, Griffo does just enough to scrape a point, he appears to be throwing caution to the wind. Griffo 124-123

Rd 14 - This is close. Griffo backpedals but is still caught twice by right hooks. As both men return to their stools it appears to be an even fight on the cards. Strangely they both look like they have hardly been in a fight and could go another fifteen rounds. Even 133-133.

Rd 15 - Griffo nicked the final stanza and possibly the fight. Hollywood was the aggressor but Griffo picked him off and landed some crisp right crosses, Hollywood returned to his stool with blood pouring from an apparent broken nose. Ringside has it for Griffo by a point.

Judge Forbes has it 143-142 Hollywood.

Judge Phillips has it 143-142 Griffo.

Judge Potts has it 144-141 Hollywood!

Hollywood ends Griffo's near four year reign as Champion.