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The WBF's pending decision as to whether, or not to disband the Super Middleweight class may have been made easier by Roy Jones lacklustre points victory over Egyptian Kabary Salem. There is a genuine lack of firepower in the divsion and unless the likes of Thomas Hearns and Sugar Ray Leonard go up in the weights the Super Middleweight crown could be with Jones for a long while. The fight itself sparked into life in the eigth round when Salem decked Jones with a right cross, however the champ was able to weather the rest of the round and managed to put down the challenger with a right hook to the body in the thirteenth. Jones then eased his way to a wide margin points victory.

The main supporting bout and WBF Final Eliminator featured an excellent points victory for tough American Murray Sutherland over big hitting Welshman Joe Calzaghe. Sutherland was a deserving although split decision points winner and after an impressive start by Calzaghe he dominated the fight and managed to put the Welshman down with a right cross in the ninth.

Brits Chris Eubank and Nigel Benn both suffered setbacks on the Jones undercard. Eubanks was a wide margined points loser to German Sven Ottke, who showed far greater work rate than the Brit. Eubanks had 'one of his nights' when he spent to much time posturing and not enough time exerting his obvious talents against Ottke. The same criticism could not be levelled against Benn who put up his normal hearty performance against Iran Barkley, however Benn had two points deducted for holding and hitting and this ultimately cost Benn the fight and his chance to move up the ratings. A 'crossroads' bout between Benn and Eubanks is being muted.