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Welterweight qualifier -- semifinals
Viktor Plotnikov W10 Michael Jennings: Plotnikov nearly scored a second late knockout, but Jennings made it to the final bell after hitting the floor late in the ninth and early in the 10th.
Plotnikov never landed a damaging punch after the second knockdown, but prevailed 97-91, 96-91, 97-90 to reach the qualifier final. Jennings, who came in on the puffy side, led on one scorecard and was even on another through seven rounds, but his conditioning betrayed him from the eighth on.
Alfonso Gomez W10 Jackson Osei Bonsu: Gomez used a steady body attack and solid defense to defuse Bonsu's aggression. Gomez built an early lead, though he never had Bonsu in any trouble, and overcame a nasty cut over his left eye, the result of an accidental clash of heads in the ninth. Scoring was all over the place: 96-94 Gomez, 95-95 (highly questionable) and 98-92 (probably the most accurate).
Gomez advances to meet Plotnikov for the privilege of facing Paul Williams for a spot in the 16-man field.
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