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Is welcome to the East End of London, three point 8 miles that

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way in 257 days and five hours time precisely it is all going to start.

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We are heading to crunch time for some of our leading athletes. Here,

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the afternoon at within of the grittiest sporting venues of them

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all the York Hall it's a big afternoon for some of the leading

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This is belief. This is our dream. We will take any punishment.

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will take any pain. In spite of the long hours. And the hard graft.

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always remain determined. Because at the end of our journey.

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believe in only one outcome. Victory. So welcome to the British

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amateur boxing champion sips held in this magnificent grand hall that

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dates back to the 19 30s. Plenty of action for you until four clock. We

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are also going to reflect on this death of Joe Frazier. We are going

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to start the programme but talking about another rivalry. One that has

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dominated amateur boxing ranks. It at the flyweight devision between

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Andrew Selby and Khalid Yafai. Who are second and fourth in the world

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and have qualified for the Olympic Games but because neither is the

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current world Championship neither gains Matt tick qualification. So

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it was decided to have a best of three box off and the first fight

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took place last night watched by Richie wood hall among others. In

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this world we live n was there no other way other than this vote off?

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No, there wasn't, because both boxers had met Olympic requirements

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by making the quarterfinals of the World Championships, so, I think

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the fair solution was what the head coach said, we won't over one

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contest we have to assess both and we will do it over three and Selby

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got his nose in front with that fine win. Let us see the best bits.

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The action is in the first round and ends in what was a decisive

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knock down although the referee doesn't rule in the end it wasn't.

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The first round Selby was boxing well on his back foot. Khalid Yafai

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had a good guard, but nevertheless, I think Selby got through with

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I think Selby got through with better shots and more quality

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punches. So it was a good start for the Welshman he commanded from the

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centre of of the ring. He switched from orthodox to southpaw. He does

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it naturally. He is a natural switch hitter. Khalid Yafai knew he

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had to get up close to his man but the combinations were better and

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that is a lovely left hook. The referee deemed it was a slip.

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Andrew Newby putting his hand in the air. Good performance. He

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maintained it through the contest. The Welshman boxing in the blue

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which can be condition fusing and all afternoon you may find that

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confusing when you have Scots men boxing in red. As the fought drew

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to a conclusion Khalid Yafai knew hes was playing catch up. Selby

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boxed well and Khalid Yafai knew he was behind. He knew he had to force

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pace. It became desperate in that last round, he knew he had to land

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bigger shots to Troy and force a stoppage. He got through with good

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punches but Andrew moves out of the way, better combinations and he

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boxed better on the day. He was the better man on the day. This is the

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first time you have watched amateur boxing in a while, you may wonder

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who there is no score in the top corner. That is a new ruling. The

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scores will only come at the end of each round and you will find out, I

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think Andrew knew on the final bell he had won but the margin was 26-12.

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I thought it was closer than that. I thought Andrew won the fight but

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I thought it was by six or seven points. Khalid Yafai disappointed,

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and you know what, they are the best of friends as well. They are

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team-mates, it was a sad situation. We have two lads who qualified for

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the Olympic Games but only one can go in this weight category, there

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it was advantage Selby. So Selby left the ring thinking he would

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have to come back today to do it all again and take a 2-0 lead but

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the news we have today is that Khalid Yafai and we have both of

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them here, failed to make the weight for this second competition,

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which means, that he has to forfeit his place in the Olympic Games and

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Andrew goes through with a 2-0 lead in their best of three box offs so

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it is a shame we haven't got see you in your kit we are chatting to

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you. So Khalid Yafai I will talk do you about a heartbreaking decision,

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but first of all, Andrew you in the Olympics next year. How about that?

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I am over the moon. It hasn't hit me yet. So it will hit me when I

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get home. At least he didn't have a chance to hit you. Is that

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disappointing, would you like to have had a second fight. No, I am

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glad, he hits hard. What about your tactics for the fight. You spar

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with him all the type, what were your tactics going into the fight?

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Just to hit him and try and get out of his big punches. He hits hard?

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Yes. You knew you had to get close up to him. I knew I had to get

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close. Obvious you hit and the tactics paid off. Did Did you feel

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it was slipping away. Yes, you had to play catch up. I have to ask you,

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I am sure most people will say how it is possible for do you make the

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weight last night and not make the weight today? Did you go to

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McDonalds last night, what happened? The situation was, we

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normally have an optimal boxing way and get a kilo point, but I knew I

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had to be strong, I put an extra bit of weight on, for that extra

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power and I hurt my hand in the fight, my hand is swollen up and

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swelled up, and I had a bruised knuckle. I spent a lot of time

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getting that seen to, by the time I got back to the hoe it will I was

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1.7 over, and tried to get most of it off last night, tried to get

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most of it off and I did, and I had 0.9 this morning. We trained this

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morning for an hour-and-a-half. And we had two attempts this morning

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but we weren't in time for the scale, the scales closed at 9 p.30.

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I lost out by 300 grammes. You must be hard broken. For every loser a

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winner so congratulations, a Welsh representative for Great Britain

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next year. Are you counting the days? I don't know how many it is.

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It is 257. You can put it on a wall chart. I want to say well done and

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wish him all the best. We are team- mates. Wish him all the best and we

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will be rooting for him. Hope he gets a gold. Thank you for talking

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to us. Congratulations, good luck for the next nine months. There are

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boxers waiting for news the ring we have four Great Britain qualified

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for next year, but the 60 kilogram dirition is competitive.

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Representing Wales hoping to get himself into that Olympic qualifier

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is Joe Cordina, a flashy switch hitting fighter. His opponent the

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ABA England champion I don't know Sam Maxwell from Liverpool. The

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reigning national champion. He is looking to gate crash the squad and

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get down to the training centre in So the first of a scheduled three,

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three minute right in the light weight champion. Boxing in reped

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representing Wales is Joe Cordina, from the St Joseph's boxing club in

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Newport. His opponent from Liverpool is Sam Maxwell. Boxing in

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the blue vest, head-guard and gloves. Both boxers fighting out of

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Joe Cordina beat Iain Weaver with a dazzling display in the semifinal

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at the York Hall. A good left hook gets in there from Cordina. Sam

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Maxwell. Taught at the weight, trying to make use of his reflexes

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and speed and score with straight shots. We are seen examples of the

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blistering hand speed that Cordina possesses. As John alluded to in

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the opening of the programme, the amateur boxing scoring system

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changed in March this year, there is no longer a one second window

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for three of the five judges seated at ring seed. The score will only

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appear at the end of each round, so at the conclusion of round one we

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will bring you an update at the end. That brings about a rapid

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retaliation from Maxwell. For the conclusion of the bout we have to

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wait for the official verdict so that bit of drama had been removed

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from amateur boxing where we used to see the score ticking over. We

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have become accustomed to that. Maxwell is trying to draw a

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response from the other fighter. Inside the final minute then of the

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60 kilogram final and the lightweight Olympic spot is up for

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grabs. Joe Cordina, he goes up to Left jab. Cordina on the

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Maxwell is looking to join that set up. He is a part-time boxer. He

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works in Liverpool. He would like to benefit from the system that the

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elite boxers enjoy in Sheffield. So the conclusion of one round of

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boxing, cagey encounter. Both Mendis playing their differing

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styles. Cordina displague his speed and Richie has made a quick sprint

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what do you make of that first round? What I saw I thought Cordina

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boxed well. Maxwell, Cordina had a harder semifinal against Iain

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Weaver. He got the taibg tactics right there. So I think Maxwell is

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fresher. And gets caught and Maxwell catches him with a lovely

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right hand shot. So yes, and a left hook there. The timing was good

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from both. But Maxwell landed shots there on that first round. That

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just reflected in the score, it is tied at four points apiece. After

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one round of boxing, so the judges can't separate them. Everything is

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still up for grabs. Both boxers are ready for work. Here we go, the

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second the scheduled three, three minute rounds in the final. It is

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tied at four points apiece. Maxwell representing England, boxing in

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blue against Joe Cordina from Wales. Sam Maxwell, 23-year-old, born in

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London before moving to the north- west at the age of eight. A kick

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boxer converted from that martial art to the noble art, in an effort

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to improve his hands. He said once he found this he enjoyed the full

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contact aspect of boxing. He hasn't looked back. Beautiful right hand

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in that exchange from Maxwell. a cagey affair because they are

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both counter punches so they are waiting for each other to lead off.

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Now the action starts going, more accurate shots there from Maxwell

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with that right hand. Cordina got Cordina's speed against Weaver was

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superb. His timing was excellent. He is not so quick in this at the

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moment. Maxwell is getting the oedge of him here. That was a

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significant win for Cordina, he Cordina, for his part, only started

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boxing for thickness. He was a keen rugby player in his youth, played

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football for a decent level as well. Nice straight right from Maxwell.

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Cordina is very content just to wait on the back for it. He gets

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caught there, though. Nick off by some good straight shots from

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Maxwell. He is standing his ground, spearing his shorter opponent as he

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Around 30 seconds to go here in the Maxwell hoping to get into the mind

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of the selectors as he scores with a right hook. Picked up by a short

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straight from Cordina. The problem Cordina has got, coming forward, he

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is dropping his hands a little bit too much. Maxwell is more accurate,

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straight out. There again, right hand on cue. Perfectly on cue, a

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good shot to finish from this man, 23-year-old Sam Maxwell from

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Salisbury. His coaches Alan Lynch. He is the reigning English champion

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at 60 kilograms. Beautiful shots from the Liverpudlian. Great right

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and from Maxwell, Cordina coming forward, hands low, chin in the air.

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Better work from Maxwell there, more accurate shots from him.

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Maxwell trying that left hook, caught with the straight left there.

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It was a good ground for Maxwell, accurate with the right and

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especially, two punches there. Good Confirmation of a four point lead

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for Maxwell. Development Boxer Cordina represented his nation at

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The Olympics is a real incentive for them here. Robinho lost in his

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first bout, 13-17 against the German. -- Cordina. He will be in

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the driving seat to get the nod for Wales, the final European qualifier

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in Turkey last April. You would think so, but there has to be a

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change of tactic from Cordina now. He gets caught with the sharp there.

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He prefers to box on the back foot and wait for his opponent, but he

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has done to change tactic, come forward and force the pace because

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Martin Ward represented Great Britain, excuse me, England at the

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World Championships in Baku. He will be boxing at the love Test

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event later this month, not competing at this event. -- Olympic

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Test event. He could not compete last year after having rolled his

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ankle against Josh Taylor in the semi-final on Friday night. Cordina

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scores with a good right hand. Martin Ward is a podium boxer for

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England and Great Britain as well. Faster work from Cordina, beating

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Maxwell to the punch, but Maxwell Boxing very sensible, on the back

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foot, waiting for his opponent to walk on to his shots. He has just

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got to keep the accuracy going. onus is on Cordina to bring about

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the change in tactics and tempo, because he is trailing by four

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after two rounds of boxing. Maxwell has got to keep it as his. Whereas

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fourteener is looking to put points on the board in a hurry, reduce

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that deficit he faced after two rounds. -- Cordina. Maxwell tried

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to keep it at long range where he can continue to score with those

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long straight punches that have Just one minute to go, Cordina is

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going to have to raise the urgency now. As he waited too long? A good

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exchange of punches there. called Max hole with a couple of

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good shots, Maxwell lent in too much. He should start working more

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behind his jab. But Cordina has got to keep his hands up and have a

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little bit more head movement, because these punches from Maxwell

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are accurate. It is really to and fro at the moment, but Cordina is

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being urgent because he knows he is behind. Into the final half-minute,

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concentration crucial from both fighters. Cordina has got to

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overturn that deficits that he was suffering. Maxwell looking to

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maintain and increase his lead. Inside the final 20 seconds in his

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After yesterday's bout against Iain Weaver, is thought Cordina was

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favoured for this context. Maxwell has boxed superbly well. He has got

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the tactics right today. He stopped Sean Dick put Scotland in the

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second round with a dazzling performance. A dazzling performance

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from Cordina against them, the TV podium representative. As Ritchie

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pointed out, Cordina was the favourite coming into this. Do we

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have an upset on the cards this afternoon? The bell sounds to

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include three rounds of boxing. We await the coronation of the new

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British champion in the lightweight division. Will it be this man? He

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has got a smile on his face going back to the corner, because he

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boxed superbly well and took a four point advantage into that final

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round. It was a good round from Maxwell again. Cordina knew he was

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slipping away, he caught Maxwell with a couple of good shots, but

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generally Maxwell thought that there, waiting for his opponent to

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come forward. The blocks a couple of shots there. He got the tactics

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right. That is an upset, Ronald. Just awaiting confirmation of the

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official verdict. It will be a nervous wait for the boxers. They

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made their way to Center ring. They will hear the announcement to the

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A generous round of applause from this knowledgeable crowd here at

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the York Hall in Bethnal Green. The verdict. The result of bouts number

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seven, by a computer score of 16-14, the winner and Great Britain

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champion, 2011, under 60 kilos, Maxwell in the blue corner. Beaming

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from ear to ear, Sam Maxwell from Liverpool is the new British

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lightweight champion courtesy of a 16-14 decision over Joe Cordina,

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the development box and the Welsh representative. An upset was indeed

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on the cards, because this man has upset the formbook. Joe Cordina,

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who had plenty to thought about, a leading lightweight for the

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national team, as Colin Jones, the former European champion, gives him

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a pat of consolation. But in terms of the English set-up, Sam Maxwell

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has definitely put himself on the radar of the selectors by crashing

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into the championship here this afternoon. Congratulations, what

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does this victory mean to you? means everything. You know, there

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was no pressure coming to meet in this tournament, and whatever came

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from it is a bonus. Just being here is great, but winning it, I am over

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the moon. Where do you go from here? Hopefully, with my

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performances over the last two days, I will definitely get on the TV

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Developments God or something like that. So this keeps your Olympic

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dream alive. String the things have happened. Hopefully! Thank you very

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Our man at ringside today, a big weekend for boxing, professional

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and domestic titles at stake this weekend, and it is fair to say that

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boxing has not had as many column inches in a long time following the

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death of Joe Frazier, the former world heavyweight champion, at the

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age of 67. It is hard to work out in an era where the words legendary

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and Great are bandied around and undervalued, it is hard to work out

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exactly who merits those descriptions. The one thing you can

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say about Joe Frazier undeniably, one of the finest heavyweights of

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all the time, one of the most fearsome, and he was part of that

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unbelievable trilogy in an era when boxing was revered and will be

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Joe Frazier's career was ignited at the 1964 Olympics when he slugged

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his way to heavyweight gold while nursing a fractured left arm. Such

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toughness and tenacity would become his hallmark. A country boy from

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South Carolina became synonymous in the fighting city of Philadelphia,

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bobbing, weaving, bustling and brawling, 5 ft 11 ball of fury

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applying pressure that was near impossible to withstand. But

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crucially he was that the ultimate exponent of the Philadelphia left

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hook. Adversaries often found that smoking was hazardous to the health.

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The left a trail of destruction to the world title. Muhammad Ali's

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moving presence overshadowed his standing. The sporting rivalry by

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which all others are judged was born. Frazier and Muhammad Ali

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would meet three times, but their first titanic clash at Madison

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Square Garden in 1971 transcended sport and capture the imagination

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of the entire world. For the first time in history, two fighters with

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perfect records and a legitimate claim to the heavyweight crown

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would collide. Fraser's signature shot dropped Ali in the final round,

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the iconic image in a punishing points victory. His final title bid

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against's, the thriller in Manila, is widely regarded as the best

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boxing match of all time. Joe Frazier! Ali and George Foreman

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were the only boxes to give the Joe Frazier. While he is remembered as

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one of the greatest and most bitter rivalries in sport, he was simply

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one of the best heavyweight champions who ever lived, and the

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pantheon of heavyweight greats, his Well, Steve Bunce, esteemed boxing

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pundit, is with us for the rest of the afternoon, a man who met Joe

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Frazier on many occasions. There is a temptation if you are of a

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certain age to think that the era that you grew up in it was the

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definitive per year of any sport. But was he part of the golden of

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all golden eras customer I think he was, because as you know, it is

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rose-tinted. Any hero becomes that way when you look back, but the

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heavy weights from the 1970s were known as champions for ever. Of

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course, we at Ali, we had Joe Frazier, but there was also George

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Foreman and Norton, and they managed to fight each other in

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various combinations, and they provided 10 years of the greatest

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heavyweight championship fight. When you listed at the top all the

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things about him, the one thing he would miss out, and I were not

:27:27.:27:31.

correct to, is overlooked, because he was also overlooked and

:27:31.:27:37.

neglected. That is a bit of a tragedy. Perhaps because of the way

:27:37.:27:40.

that Ali treated him a lot of the time, you know, pulling the rug

:27:40.:27:44.

from under his feet, insulting him, saying he was ugly and all that

:27:44.:27:48.

sort of stuff. From all the people who have been talking about Joe

:27:48.:27:52.

Frazier, that lingering bitterness was there right to the end.

:27:52.:27:56.

Absolutely, and it was not partly to do with Muhammad Ali, it was

:27:57.:28:02.

hundred% to do with Ali. -- 100%. It is hard to change the way that

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people look back, and all they meet is the Ali stuff, which was very

:28:08.:28:12.

much anti-Joe Frazier. One week before he died, if they had been in

:28:12.:28:15.

a room, there would have only been one man left standing. They hated

:28:15.:28:19.

each other until the end. You may have heard some stuck with people

:28:19.:28:22.

trying to convince you that they were trying to build bridges.

:28:22.:28:28.

Absolute rubbish, take it from me, the hate randy, very deep. It is

:28:28.:28:33.

always sad to end talking about a great fighter in a negative kind of

:28:33.:28:37.

way, but I know that you have a story about when Muhammad Ali was

:28:37.:28:40.

lighting the flame in Atlanta at the Olympic Games, and we are

:28:40.:28:43.

thinking about the Olympic Games here this afternoon. Muhammad Ali

:28:43.:28:48.

was lighting the flame, where was Joe Frazier? This tends to be

:28:48.:28:51.

overlooked, but he was the first Olympic heavyweight champion to win

:28:51.:28:56.

the heavyweight championship of the world, because Cassius Clay,

:28:56.:28:59.

Muhammad Ali as he became known, was a light heavyweight. At the end

:28:59.:29:02.

of the Olympics, when Muhammad Ali was being feted and had been

:29:02.:29:07.

watched by billions, outside the boxing arena after the last fight

:29:07.:29:12.

of the 1996 Olympics, as I left the arena, Joe Frazier was signing

:29:12.:29:17.

copies of his autobiography for $50 out on the street wearing a cap.

:29:17.:29:24.

Sadly, that is how I will remember him. Top 10, top five of all time?

:29:24.:29:34.
:29:34.:29:39.

Absolutely talking about heavy weights, we have got any at Bethnal

:29:39.:29:49.
:29:49.:29:57.

He is looking to once more make an impression on the selectors, in his

:29:57.:30:01.

weight is the podium boxer for Great Britain baste. From

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Sunderland, he is firmly entrenched in that position up there at the

:30:06.:30:09.

English Institute of Sport in Sheffield but the Olympic spot

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still open in this weight class. -- So the first of a scheduled three

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three minute rounds in the 19 kilogram heavyweight division

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between Warren Baister wearing blue and his opponent Ben Llyemi from

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Finchley representing England, and he boxes out of the red corner.

:30:41.:30:45.

Baister taller. U you see the impressive fee seek as Baister

:30:45.:30:49.

scores with a hard right hand to the body. Lleymi comes back with a

:30:49.:30:59.
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stiff left jab of his own. It could Big test for Lleymi. Warren Baister

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is a podium boxer. He shares that position with also Simon, those who

:31:08.:31:13.

are in pole position to try and get that number one spot so this is a

:31:13.:31:16.

test for like -- Lleymi. He has the power and good movement. So Baister

:31:16.:31:25.

will be have to be on his best today. He is connecting with long

:31:25.:31:35.
:31:35.:31:36.

shots but Lleymi is defensive. Lleymi didn't box yesterday, only

:31:36.:31:44.

three boxers, he scored with a hurtful blow. Good shot. Switched

:31:44.:31:48.

the attack downstairs. That stopped Lleymi in his tracks a bit. There

:31:48.:31:52.

is that right hand. The Lleymi right hand is the punch that he

:31:52.:31:59.

should be concentrating on, now and again Baister just, he does just

:31:59.:32:02.

drop that left hand and he is open to that shot. Lleymi would be do

:32:02.:32:12.
:32:12.:32:16.

well to keep throwing that punch. It is good to see Lleymi using that

:32:16.:32:20.

job. The second shot is getting through. It is a sign he has been

:32:20.:32:25.

well coached because the jab is an important punch for every boxer, no

:32:25.:32:30.

matter what your style is. He has good head movement but he is using

:32:30.:32:38.

that jab and using the right hand over the top. He scores once more

:32:38.:32:43.

with the left hand to the body. Talking about the coaching that

:32:43.:32:52.

Lleymi received, that is from John Oliver up there at the Finchley ABC.

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Lleymi didn't start boxing until he was 19. Went down after takes a

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year out because he was a terrific athlete across a number of sports.

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Good variation Ronald, from Warren Baister. Good left hook to the body.

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He keeps using that shot. He is a good straight puncture but he can

:33:15.:33:21.

switch down stairs with the left hook. He is accurate and gets great

:33:21.:33:31.

sparring. Carl froch comes into it as well. I have seen him sparring

:33:31.:33:36.

with Carl. Lleymi tried to respond but doesn't succeed in doing

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anything but air conditioning his hair. Lleymi trying to work away.

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He made a mistake there Warren Baister. He fell short and he got

:33:45.:33:50.

away with it. He stumbled into Lleymi but Lleymi has to look out

:33:50.:33:53.

for that. Warren Baister doesn't need to be falling short with his

:33:53.:34:00.

attack. So, this man being severely tested. All of his experience being

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put to the test against the more experienced Warren Baister, but he

:34:05.:34:10.

doesn't appear overawed by the task at hand. He acquitted himself well.

:34:10.:34:16.

That was a great left hook. He did a one two combination then he

:34:16.:34:19.

switched downstairs, he does it again there. A good combination

:34:19.:34:24.

from Warren Baister. At the conclusion of the first, it is all

:34:24.:34:32.

square. Four points apiece. That doesn't surprise me to be honest. I

:34:32.:34:35.

thought Lleymi landed good right hands, and a lot of the shots he's

:34:35.:34:45.
:34:45.:34:54.

blocked on his gloves. I think that Last year this tournament was won

:34:54.:34:59.

by Simon, he went to AZ Alkmaar. He failed to secure a qualify kaition

:34:59.:35:04.

for the Olympics so everything is still up for grabs. In terms of

:35:04.:35:09.

going to that final Olympic qualifier in Istanbul in Turkey in

:35:09.:35:15.

April. A bit of a change in tactic from Lleymi. I think his corner

:35:15.:35:22.

have said get out there. He is scoring with the jab once more.

:35:22.:35:28.

Baister finishes that with a hurtful left to the body. Good

:35:28.:35:34.

counter from Lleymi. That is desire and belief in his ability, that is

:35:34.:35:38.

one of his greatest strengths. Demonstrating those qualities here

:35:38.:35:43.

this afternoon. Refusing to be intimidated by the occasion in what

:35:43.:35:52.

is the biggest fight of his novice career. Really came to aten shown

:35:52.:36:02.
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route to that ABA title when he Good left jab response from Lleymi.

:36:07.:36:13.

He got caught and got caught again, he is hurt there. Starting to get

:36:13.:36:16.

through now, it is a good guard from Lleymi but the odd one is

:36:16.:36:20.

getting through. A beautiful left hook to the body and right hand

:36:20.:36:25.

round the corner. You see him trying that shot again. Trying to

:36:25.:36:29.

get behind the high held left hand of Lleymi. He is getting a bit

:36:29.:36:33.

tired here Warren Baister, so he is working well at mid and long range

:36:33.:36:38.

but he is falling and holding those feet, and that bringing Lleymi back

:36:38.:36:43.

in with dangerous shots like those. He is attempting those short arm

:36:43.:36:53.
:36:53.:36:58.

Baister had a good win yesterday. They are starting to take their

:36:58.:37:02.

time. These are good shots from Baister. He is starting to slow his

:37:02.:37:07.

man up. All of a sudden Lleymi came to a stand-still after a couple of

:37:07.:37:12.

heavy punchs from Baister. He scored with a pun top of the rib

:37:12.:37:18.

cage. 30 seconds to go. Baister breathing through a slightly open

:37:18.:37:25.

mouth. It has ban torrid pace. Good right hand from Baister. But Lleymi

:37:25.:37:29.

impossible to deter continues to plough his way forward in an effort

:37:29.:37:35.

to land his own short punches. Upper cut got through. Again,

:37:35.:37:40.

Baister making the mistake of holding the feet, he is landing

:37:40.:37:45.

good shots but he is staying there. That is allowing Lleymi tho come in.

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He is strong. He has been hurt down stairs but he has come through the

:37:50.:37:58.

storm. Sporting round of applause. A rapturous one because that was a

:37:58.:38:04.

pulsating round of action from these two heavyweight boxers.

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round of solid boxing from both lads. In particular Warren Baister.

:38:11.:38:14.

He kept his range there and switching with that left hook to

:38:14.:38:18.

the bodies, those were the shots that were starting to hurt Lleymi.

:38:18.:38:24.

He drops his hand and gets caught coming in. A lovely left hook round

:38:24.:38:28.

the side. Better work from Baister but Lleymi he came through it. He

:38:28.:38:37.

came through toward the end of the round. That was a good right hand.

:38:37.:38:41.

A good second round for Warren Baister. There is the evidence. It

:38:41.:38:46.

extended that lead to six. It was tied at four points apeesd after

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one. Lleymi with only two scoring punches on the board according to

:38:53.:38:58.

the judges. He trails by six in this final round. He won't be

:38:58.:39:03.

interested in the moral victories, he is trying to get himself into

:39:03.:39:08.

the reckoning of the selector, he comes out blazing to begin round

:39:08.:39:14.

three. Yo you see him trying the short upper cut. Lleymi knows he's

:39:14.:39:19.

is behind. Better work from Baister. A good left hook. When you are

:39:19.:39:22.

boxing someone like Lleymi you have to concentrate for the full nine

:39:22.:39:27.

minutes. He is one of those guys he can bring a right hand from in

:39:27.:39:31.

where to Knox you out. Baister has to be on his guard to the left bell.

:39:31.:39:36.

That is what he did in the ABA final. He didn't knock the guy out

:39:36.:39:43.

but he put him on the floor. Baister continues to score can good

:39:43.:39:48.

left hands to the body. They are hurtful as well. He has put his

:39:48.:39:53.

opponent on the floor in the final round en route to that victory to

:39:53.:40:01.

take his first ABA title. We talked about him walking into Finchley at

:40:01.:40:09.

19. Then he invited hi Kosen Antony Joshua. The man who has become the

:40:09.:40:13.

silver medallist at after a sensational performance in

:40:13.:40:23.
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Azerbaijan. Baister needs to box at You stand toe to to with Lleymi you

:40:28.:40:33.

bring him into it. Baister, having his handful keeping his mand up. He

:40:33.:40:37.

is continuing to let the punches flow. What is encouraging from a GB

:40:37.:40:41.

point of view he is letting that right hand go without fear or

:40:41.:40:45.

caution, he has been plagued by right hand trouble. That is a peach

:40:45.:40:49.

of a right hand from Baister. Following it up and Lleymi is in

:40:49.:40:54.

trouble. Sags to the ropes. The referee has intervue veened. We

:40:54.:40:58.

have a standing count. Will this be enough time for Lleymi to recover?

:40:58.:41:03.

That was a peach of a punch. Right on the point of his chin and his

:41:03.:41:08.

legs turned to jelly. Great right hand shot. Probably the best punch

:41:09.:41:12.

of the contest so far. Certainly from Baister. And Lleymi is doing

:41:12.:41:15.

well. He has done well to recover here, he is fighting back, all

:41:15.:41:20.

credit to him. That was a super punch frp Warren Baister. He scored

:41:20.:41:24.

with a good left hand to the body to bring the hands of Lleymi down

:41:24.:41:29.

and expose that chin. That is the shot that did the damage. The

:41:29.:41:33.

beautiful right cross. Baister boxing at range on the back foot.

:41:33.:41:37.

He knows he's can hurt Lleymi. Lleymi has done well to recover.

:41:37.:41:47.
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Has he recovered sufficiently to let his hand go. 30 seconds to go.

:41:48.:41:52.

Right hand from Lleymi, but I think that is literally knocked the wind

:41:52.:41:58.

out of his sails. He is not fully recovered and Baister, he is

:41:58.:42:02.

walking away with it now. Perhaps taken the wind out of the sails are

:42:02.:42:07.

the shots to the body, particularly to the left hand. They can slow the

:42:07.:42:15.

movement of a fighter, deeper into the contest. There is the final

:42:15.:42:21.

bell. What a strong kid Lleymi. He was rocked to his boot straps by a

:42:21.:42:25.

thund row -- thunderous right cross. Sagged on the ropes. He managed to

:42:25.:42:30.

stay on his feet and indeed fought back to the finish. Super shot.

:42:30.:42:35.

Hopefully we will see it coming up. Great exchange here, from Baister.

:42:35.:42:38.

Right hand coming up. Crack. Look at that. That was a lovely shot.

:42:38.:42:43.

Lleymi did well to recover from it but he did. He is a strong boy.

:42:43.:42:47.

Baister switches to the body. That was a good performance from Warren

:42:47.:42:50.

Baister because he had to keep that concentration level right the way

:42:50.:42:55.

through this contest, and there is that right upper cut, another left

:42:55.:43:01.

hook downstairs, that was super stuff from Baister. Another angle.

:43:01.:43:06.

What a punch. They don't come better than that. And the sequence

:43:06.:43:12.

with the right upper cut, that is what brought on the standing count.

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The result of bout number eight by 23 to 9, the winner the Great

:43:20.:43:26.

Britain champion at 91 kill lows for 2011, baster in the blue corner.

:43:26.:43:34.

So Sunderland Warren Baister is crowned a new British champion in

:43:34.:43:40.

the heavyweight division. Give credit to this man, Ben Llyemi.

:43:40.:43:44.

Stood his ground, gave his all and put in a solid performance of his

:43:44.:43:49.

own. No doubt as to the victor, Warren Baister, the new heavyweight

:43:49.:43:55.

champion of Britain. After a dominant 23 points to nine points

:43:55.:44:04.

victory against Ben Llyemi. He is waiting to get his interview and we

:44:04.:44:07.

have to reiterate the Olympic pot is up for grabs. He will have done

:44:07.:44:13.

his chances no harm at all with a performance like that. Well done,

:44:13.:44:17.

how important was it to put in a big performance here in front of

:44:18.:44:21.

the selectors. Massive. Massive of. I felt to pressure yesterday.

:44:21.:44:25.

Yesterday worse than today, but definitely felt the pressure, and I

:44:25.:44:29.

am over the moon. I put a decent performance in. Do you think the

:44:29.:44:33.

Shrek thrors see it that way? Hopefully, hopefully, finners

:44:33.:44:38.

crossed! Where does this leave you in the mix for that Olympic spot?

:44:38.:44:42.

Hopefully it should put us on the top. I should be top of the pile. I

:44:42.:44:48.

am just praying I got to Istanbul. So you expect to go to Istanbul, do

:44:48.:44:56.

you expect to go there? I am not, yeah, I do. Yeah I do. OK and do

:44:56.:45:00.

you think the selectors will agree with you? Hopefully. Hopefully.

:45:00.:45:10.
:45:10.:45:12.

How competitive is that division? He took a two men at the top from

:45:12.:45:16.

Middlesbrough and Sunderland, Vallely has got the Commonwealth

:45:16.:45:19.

Games gold medal, so he will be saying, I am going to be number one

:45:19.:45:24.

for Istanbul, and after that win tonight Warren Baister will be

:45:24.:45:29.

saying, no, I am going to get that slot! I do not think there will be

:45:29.:45:34.

another box off, because we have been through some palaver, so the

:45:34.:45:37.

selectors have got a headache. But at heavyweight and super-

:45:37.:45:41.

heavyweight, we have had a rich vein over the last couple of years.

:45:41.:45:45.

Some of our guys that should be going to the Olympics, they are

:45:45.:45:50.

defending and challenging for titles, like David Price, and even

:45:50.:45:56.

Tyson fury, lost to David Price. His unbeaten as a pro and will be

:45:56.:46:01.

in Manchester tonight. I was going to say, a big fight this evening.

:46:01.:46:05.

An extraordinary turnaround in the amateur ranks, six of the seven

:46:05.:46:08.

guys from Beijing are now in the professional ranks, and yet another

:46:08.:46:13.

class has come a long four years on who will be serious contenders.

:46:13.:46:17.

gets even crazier than that. In December of last year there were 40

:46:17.:46:21.

boxes in the elite squads, and I am telling you a hand on heart that

:46:21.:46:24.

you could have taken any 13 of those men and women and put them

:46:24.:46:30.

into the Olympics. It has been a really hard selection. This shows

:46:30.:46:34.

the depth we have got, this is not a hive job, we are the envy of the

:46:34.:46:39.

world, we have stronger squads than every nation except for Russia,

:46:39.:46:44.

that is a fact, not rubbish. words you and height are mutually

:46:44.:46:49.

exclusive. Sadly! London 2012 is the first Olympic Games where women

:46:49.:46:53.

will be competing in boxing in three weight divisions, 60

:46:53.:46:56.

kilograms is especially competitive, and qualifying takes place in China

:46:56.:47:01.

next May. We have got a bite coming up now which of us the winner to go

:47:01.:47:09.

down a beast -- put down a very serious market. I used to be a

:47:09.:47:17.

kick-boxer, but now I am a boxer. My name is Amanda Coulson, I am an

:47:17.:47:22.

orthodox boxer. The AIBA champion, very experienced, two world

:47:22.:47:27.

championships. She needs to make a play now. When did you move over

:47:27.:47:34.

into boxing? 2009, July. How did you find the transition? The style

:47:34.:47:38.

is different, because you have to block kicks and that, so I had

:47:38.:47:42.

loads of bad habits. She is an aggressive boxer, she comes forward

:47:42.:47:50.

and throws punches in bunches, lots of combinations. One of her

:47:50.:47:53.

weaknesses, she comes running in, and she will come running onto some

:47:54.:47:58.

shots on Saturday. Hopefully I have got her number. I have been

:47:58.:48:02.

training for 14 years, I have been on the full cycle of the male

:48:02.:48:05.

boxing in this country. It is going to be a big one for me, it is

:48:05.:48:09.

important that I put in the performance of my life and come

:48:09.:48:13.

away with a good decision to move on to bigger and better things.

:48:13.:48:19.

you nervous? They will be a lot of people watching. Yeah! People will

:48:19.:48:22.

not have seen the box for a long time, or never seen the box. So

:48:22.:48:27.

that is making me nervous as well. How do you deal with those nerves?

:48:27.:48:32.

They would go as soon as I get in the ring, when the bell goes. Until

:48:32.:48:37.

then, it is a long wait. It is open, you know, lightweight is open until

:48:37.:48:41.

next May. One of us is going to lose, and it is not to say that

:48:41.:48:45.

that person's Olympic dream is over, this is more of a personal thing

:48:45.:48:50.

for me to prove that I can get a decision against her. You have got

:48:50.:48:54.

the Great Britain vest, you feel like the number one fight at your

:48:54.:49:00.

weight? I don't know! Why don't you know? I have only boxed in

:49:01.:49:05.

different countries, so this will be the first time I have boxed here.

:49:05.:49:15.
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So the women's 60 kilogram lightweight final, four rounds of

:49:16.:49:25.

two minutes between Chantelle Cameron and Amanda Coulson, a real

:49:25.:49:30.

veteran of international boxing. Joining us in the commentary box is

:49:30.:49:37.

Lucy O'Connor, 2007 EU champion at 70 kilograms. Two fighters that you

:49:37.:49:44.

know well. Absolutely, Amanda has been on the squad since it started

:49:44.:49:48.

in April 2009, and Chantelle is a relative newcomer, but they are

:49:48.:49:53.

both challenging for the prestigious spot. Lizzie is a

:49:53.:49:57.

newcomer, what have you seen of her so far? Have you been impressed?

:49:57.:50:04.

my goodness, yes. She has had a whirlwind start. She is undefeated

:50:04.:50:07.

at international kick-boxing. She has adapted so well, so

:50:07.:50:17.
:50:17.:50:18.

resourcefully to the boxing game. But left dog. -- good left hand. A

:50:18.:50:25.

real contrast in styles, this. Because Cameron's trademark is to

:50:25.:50:30.

let her punches go, but she has been picked off coming in, superb

:50:30.:50:33.

straight shots from Amanda Coulson with their back close to the turn

:50:33.:50:39.

buckle. That was a superb shot from Amanda as Chantelle came forward.

:50:39.:50:44.

Definitely. Amanda has the strength with Chantal having the work rate.

:50:44.:50:48.

Amanda knows she has to stay on their back foot and let her come on

:50:48.:50:54.

to those big straight shots. Neat counter-punching from Coulson. She

:50:54.:50:58.

has said that she will be boxing clever, literally, in an effort to

:50:58.:51:08.
:51:08.:51:09.

ward off the advances of Cameron. Ronald, I have taken both of these

:51:09.:51:12.

girls on the grass, and the power is definitely with Amanda Coulson,

:51:12.:51:18.

but the volume is from Chantelle. Trying to get through with the left

:51:18.:51:22.

hook, she scored with a good straight left, good movement, as

:51:22.:51:28.

she scores with a left hand of her own, Amanda Coulson, terrific punch.

:51:28.:51:33.

Continuing to close the distance and wore her opponent down, Cameron

:51:33.:51:39.

on the ropes in the blue corner just above us. It has been a fast

:51:39.:51:44.

start for both girls. BELL RINGS it is a fast start, good

:51:44.:51:48.

to see her boxing clever, it is different to their plan. Chantelle

:51:48.:51:55.

is working hard. Amanda Coulson, a real veteran, a real trailblazer of

:51:55.:52:01.

women's boxing. She boxed superbly in that opening round. She actually

:52:01.:52:05.

brought Chantelle Cameron on to those shots as she was coming

:52:05.:52:13.

forward. Amanda just gotta accuracy right with that right hand,

:52:13.:52:18.

blocking a right hand there, superb from Amanda. What a tremendous

:52:18.:52:22.

combination, waiting for her to come on. Some tremendous strong

:52:22.:52:27.

shots, great straight shots that define her as a boxer.

:52:27.:52:32.

conclusion of the first, it is incredibly tight, cools and leading

:52:32.:52:40.

by one point, so it is experience prevailing over you. Nigel Davies,

:52:40.:52:43.

words of inspiration and instruction to his Great Britain

:52:43.:52:49.

representative. Both fighters ready for this second of scheduled four

:52:49.:52:55.

rounds, the lightweight final, the women's 60 kilogram division. Good

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right hand from Amanda Coulson. Only three women's weight

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categories will be contested at the Olympics, 51 telegrams flyweight,

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60 kilograms lightweight and 75 kilograms middleweight division.

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Cameron getting through with some good left hands. A fair reflection,

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5-4? I thought that Amanda was slightly more ahead. I agree,

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Ritchie, with that tremendous flurry in a neutral corner, I

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thought she would have been a couple of points further up there.

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Cameron very much still in it. Transferred from kick-boxing, she

:53:34.:53:37.

said she was kick-boxing during that outstanding career and was

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often penalised for not using her legs. Once she went across to

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boxing... Good left hand to the body from Cameron. Once she went

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across to boxing, it was love at first shot. She never turned back.

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They really steep learning curve for her, but she has done

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tremendously well in a short time on the podium squad. Lovely right

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hand from Cameron there. He winced. Absolutely, what a tremendous

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backhand! That gave her something to think about. Style wise, Cameron

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is someone who comes forward. She hardly takes a backward step.

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so difficult to box against. When you have got someone coming at you

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all the time, it can take the Well out of you. Good right hand, right

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and left to the body from Cameron, approaching the final 20 seconds of

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this second-round. Coulson was in that cracking contest with the

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other contender for this spot, Natasha Jonas, are in Liverpool

:54:38.:54:44.

last year. A long straight right hand from Cameron. I think that was

:54:44.:54:50.

the best shot from Cameron, that right hand. Again, volume of

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punches. For once, she took a backwards step, amazing! Good right

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hand from Cameron. It will be interesting to see what the score

:55:01.:55:05.

reflects, because the incessant flow of punches coming forward from

:55:05.:55:10.

Cameron just appeared to slow the pace and tempo slightly. What did

:55:10.:55:15.

you make of this action? I think Cameron has definitely got back

:55:15.:55:19.

into this competition. She finds the angles so beautifully. When she

:55:19.:55:23.

is in range, she finds wonderful angles with uppercuts and body

:55:23.:55:33.
:55:33.:55:38.

Confirmation of a one point advantage, one point deficit at the

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end of the first-round. The Cameron, representing Great Britain in Bloom,

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leads by one. 9-8. You fancy being a judge? You called that spot on!

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No, I don't, what a difficult job, I will stick to this! Third round.

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So into the third-round we go, remember women's contests are

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contested over four two-minute rounds. The men have reverted back

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to three rounds of three minutes. Look at the sheer volume of punches

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from Cameron, forcing Coulson into an exchange on a neutral corner at

:56:18.:56:21.

the far side of the ring. Talk about stamping your identity on a

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fight, that is what Cameron is doing so far in round three.

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think so, and Amanda Coulson is struggling with keeping her at a

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comedy you agree? Amanda likes to box with a bit of distance, but

:56:35.:56:40.

Chantelle is getting to her. She is putting pressure with the front

:56:40.:56:45.

foot all the time, not giving Amanda a moment to think. This is

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her strength. Amanda is doing incredibly well on the back foot,

:56:48.:56:55.

good stuff by both of them. Hooks being exchanged as Coulson got

:56:55.:57:00.

through with a sharp left-hand, slapping the head back of Cameron.

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Beautiful left-right combination Just an intervention from the

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referee to make running repairs to the head guard of Coulson. Cameron

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said to the furthest neutral corner. You can see that bandana beneath

:57:18.:57:22.

the red head guard, how she would dearly love to represent Great

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Britain at the London Olympics! Historic that women's boxing is now

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on the agenda. The action resumes with both fighters trading blows

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without caution. We are inside the final minute. Yes, I think what

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Cameron has probably got to do here, when she is falling into pools and

:57:42.:57:46.

a little bit too much, she has got to start taking half a step back as

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she is throwing shots, create the gap that will allow her to work

:57:50.:57:56.

again. Lucy, again, it is another close round. It is another close

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round, very difficult to call between them. I think Amanda needs

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to keep the range as much as she can, and if not, drive forward a

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little bit if she gets the opportunity. The final 10 seconds,

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and again it is Cameron, the aggressor, continuing to wait for

:58:13.:58:18.

it. Coulson punching effectively on the back foot schools with a good

:58:18.:58:28.

right hand. -- scores. Skimming the ropes. In this third-round, Ronald,

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the accuracy has definitely come from Coulson, she has got their

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timing better, she is waiting for Hamann to come forward and then

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coming back with her own counters. I have been really impressed with

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Amanda Coulson in that round. is her game, she is not normally on

:58:44.:58:48.

the back foot, but she is coping extremely well. She is covering up

:58:48.:58:53.

nicely and coming back with second- phase straight shots. Good guard as

:58:53.:58:56.

well from Amanda Coulson, a great straight left hand. She is doing

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well at the moment. Lovely one-two combination from Amanda Coulson,

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another left hook, and, Ronald, she did exactly what I say she should

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be doing, standing back, allowing her opponent for it, bringing her

:59:14.:59:24.
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That is the result, Amanda Coulson takes a two-point lead going into

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this 4th and final round. One of Olympic qualifier for London 2012

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for the women, the world championships in China, so it is

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the 4th and final round. A three- way tussle for the 60 kilogram spot

:59:42.:59:47.

between these two and Natasha Jonas, last year's champion, and a strong

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performance here will put them in the driving seat for that vest. A

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straight right hand from Amanda Coulson, right hand around the

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corner blocked by Cameron. Stop! Just a little bit untidy on the

:00:01.:00:07.

inside. This is a terrific pace, do you agree? We are never

:00:07.:00:10.

disappointed with his weight category and the girls. We saw it

:00:10.:00:15.

last year with Amanda and Natasha, you cannot take your eyes off these

:00:15.:00:25.
:00:25.:00:34.

bouts, a great example of female Running repairing to the blue head-

:00:34.:00:41.

guard. Trouble with the bandana. will have problems here now. To say

:00:41.:00:47.

the least, do you agree. I am not sure how much practise he has had

:00:47.:00:52.

with hair dos. Full marks, he is in the rodge profession. He should be

:00:52.:00:59.

a hairdresser, he fixed that with aplomb. Now the part he is familiar

:00:59.:01:04.

with. Adjusting the chin strap. A minute to go in this final round.

:01:04.:01:14.

The concentration because they know what is at stake. Cameron came into

:01:14.:01:19.

this contest having been sent to the last two tournament where se

:01:19.:01:22.

lost to Russian number two. She went to the EU Championships before

:01:22.:01:29.

that where she had the dubious privilege of meeting Katie Taylor,

:01:29.:01:34.

three time World Champion from Ireland. A strong showing here.

:01:34.:01:40.

can see that Amanda Coulson really wants this. She boxing with urgency.

:01:40.:01:45.

She was pipped against Natasha last year, and she is getting it right

:01:45.:01:50.

here. Her accuracy is better. Waiting for Chantelle. She is

:01:50.:01:54.

coming off at an angle and going back at her for second and third

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phase, this is where she is picking up the points. Inside the final

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half minute. Coulson led by two points at the conclusion of round

:02:03.:02:08.

three. Cameron continuing to be the agree sov. But look at the movement

:02:08.:02:12.

demonstrated as Coulson scores a lead. A straight left from Coulson.

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She is boxing to order. Perhaps the experience and tactics employed too

:02:17.:02:21.

much for Cameron. We will have to wait for the official verdict

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unless within fighter can find a punch to bring about a finish.

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is very fit Chantelle. She has made mistakes. It is probably the

:02:32.:02:38.

experience showing through here. Amanda had that -- has had 13 or 14

:02:38.:02:44.

experience and Chantelle has made small errors that cost points.

:02:44.:02:49.

sporting embrace at the end of a fantastic contest. Amanda Coulson

:02:49.:02:55.

is in no doubt as to who has won. Celebrations from her, pumping that

:02:55.:02:59.

right fist as she makes her way to her corner, because she boxed very

:02:59.:03:05.

well. Look at that for a right hand. Great timing. She got it right in

:03:05.:03:09.

that last round. Chantelle coming forward. Landing with a good right

:03:09.:03:19.
:03:19.:03:20.

hand herself. That one. It was a bit offtarget. A good round for

:03:20.:03:24.

Amanda: She worked well on the back foot. That is all she kneed to do

:03:24.:03:31.

and that is all she did. Amanda Coulson bouncing in anticipation of

:03:31.:03:40.

this verdict. By a computer score of 22 points to 17, the winner and

:03:40.:03:45.

Great Britain champion ladies champion for 2011 Coulson in the

:03:45.:03:53.

red corner. Absolute delight from Amanda Coulson as she is crowned

:03:53.:03:59.

the light weight champion of Great Britain. She was pipped last year

:03:59.:04:04.

to rob her of that victory, this year she made no such mistake. She

:04:04.:04:08.

has boxed her way to the British title and put herself in the

:04:08.:04:11.

driving seat for that final spot, ahead of the China World

:04:11.:04:17.

Championships next year. She is in a really strong position now to go

:04:17.:04:22.

as the 60 kilogram representative and try and secure that Olympic

:04:22.:04:27.

berth at that historic championships at London 2012.

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Women's boxing on the agenda only three weight classes and aman do

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Coulson is in prime position for one of them. Congratulations, we

:04:36.:04:41.

saw in that celebration just what this means to you. Meant everything.

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Absolutely everything. Put in the performance of my life and I got it.

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Did et file like it was a last shot? Yes, Chantelle had been

:04:48.:04:55.

getting the nod over me and Natasha so I had a point to prove. I did it

:04:55.:05:02.

and I am very happy. Where do we go from here? I'm going to Finland, so

:05:02.:05:06.

I look forward to that and hopefully get a good win and finish

:05:06.:05:11.

the year on a high. Natasha will watch this from home, how does she

:05:11.:05:16.

fit into the mix. She is a fantastic boxer, you saw last year,

:05:16.:05:19.

the boxing between me and he one point to the last minute that, was

:05:19.:05:24.

the same to be fair, one us with up, one was down, then I came back, so

:05:24.:05:30.

it is fantastic. But your Olympic dream is very much alive. It is

:05:30.:05:40.
:05:40.:05:42.

after that I would say so. We think that is only the second

:05:42.:05:45.

women's boxing contest we have shown on BBC TV. What do you think

:05:45.:05:51.

people will make of it? Most people will be shock and surprised by how

:05:51.:05:56.

technical the women R Amanda has been from 2003 to last year when

:05:56.:06:02.

she got beat on the BBC by Natasha, she was untouchable at her weight

:06:02.:06:08.

class. She is very technical. She has a full-time job, she answereds

:06:08.:06:14.

the phone in a 99 call centre. Chantelle is full-time. She is in

:06:14.:06:17.

Sheffield five or six days a week. If you were watching that and

:06:17.:06:23.

saying, "Are they women? "they are good. They throw the right kind of

:06:23.:06:27.

shots, there is no slapping. It is tidey neat and from here, John,

:06:27.:06:32.

really it is hard to tell, who is who, which is why from is a

:06:32.:06:38.

suggestion that women may be told not forced, told to wear skirts

:06:38.:06:42.

next year at the Olympics. That is another issue. Let's not go down

:06:42.:06:48.

that road. Sadly we don't have time to go there, mercifully, is there

:06:48.:06:53.

are 13 fights on the bill today and one of them was just so good and so

:06:53.:07:01.

tight, we simply had to show it to you. So the final of the 64

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kilogram light welter Wight final is June way. Josh Taylor boxing in

:07:06.:07:11.

blue and his opponent representing England in red is Louis Adolphe

:07:11.:07:21.
:07:21.:07:22.

from south west London. Good straight shots from Josh Taylor.

:07:22.:07:26.

like Taylor's style. Skilful southpaw. Works well with the jab.

:07:26.:07:31.

Good movement. He has a good guard so he thinks about his defencement.

:07:31.:07:35.

Louis Adolphe is a bit too far away from Taylor, he will have to get

:07:35.:07:38.

closer, move the feet into range and be fast with that right hand

:07:38.:07:47.

counter. Josh Taylor. A relatively new recruit to the light

:07:47.:07:55.

welterweight division. He was a welterweight earlier. He boxed on

:07:55.:08:02.

both days, he put a blistering combination but adoll of blocked

:08:02.:08:12.
:08:12.:08:15.

Good left hand. He is wading in, not measuring his man with jabs. He

:08:15.:08:21.

is loobg looking to unload. waited a bit too long and that gave

:08:21.:08:26.

Josh Taylor that time to plan that attack and just to, like a raging

:08:26.:08:30.

attack. He jumped in and that straight left hand. It was mainly

:08:30.:08:36.

because Adolphe waited too long. Adolphe falling short with his own

:08:36.:08:43.

shots. The movement and reaction of Taylor causing the punchs to fall

:08:43.:08:51.

short. Just over a minute to go, in the opening round. Josh Taylor the

:08:51.:08:57.

Commonwealth Games silver medallist from last year, he came up against

:08:57.:09:04.

Tom Stalker who took that title. Both men have moved up to light

:09:04.:09:14.
:09:14.:09:14.

Taylor continuing to fire out that right jab. Adolphe, hasn't really

:09:14.:09:21.

found any range of his own. Got the win yesterday, over Leigh of Wales.

:09:22.:09:29.

This will be the biggest contest in which he has fought in A BAe

:09:29.:09:33.

finalist earlier this year. There is not a lot getting through. He

:09:33.:09:37.

has shown shots but Josh Taylor is blocking him no problem at all.

:09:37.:09:42.

Adolphe is waiting too long. What he has to be doing is reacting

:09:42.:09:47.

quicker. When Josh Taylor fires off he has to go back at him a bit

:09:47.:09:57.
:09:57.:10:03.

quicker. Adolphe is dipping excessively at the knees..

:10:03.:10:08.

general problem is he is too far away from his opponent. He is

:10:08.:10:15.

falling short sh and when your pone feant has a good guard like Taylor

:10:15.:10:20.

you are not going to get through. He will have to find some adaptive

:10:20.:10:24.

strategy. That was a perfect illustration of the rounding micro

:10:25.:10:31.

koth cos.. Taylor evading the shots all too easily, the silver

:10:31.:10:35.

medallist put a superb round of boxing together. Good work from

:10:35.:10:40.

Taylor, apart from that bit there. That was naughty. That wasn't too

:10:40.:10:45.

good. In terms Taylor's round in my opinion. That was a good right hand

:10:45.:10:51.

left hook to the body there. We have been given the scores Josh

:10:51.:10:57.

Taylor is three points to one up. So low scoring opening round. Goes

:10:57.:11:04.

in favour of Taylor. Adolphe is going to have to make ap adjustment

:11:04.:11:09.

with his feet, just to get himself in range to give his punches a

:11:09.:11:15.

chance of scoring. When you the shorter man one tactic could be you

:11:15.:11:21.

allow the southpaw to lead, southpaws are counter punches. Led

:11:22.:11:28.

him lead, let him come forward and bring him on to shot. Into the

:11:28.:11:38.
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second round in this 64 kilogram Adolphe now. Waiting for an opening.

:11:49.:11:57.

Taylor stood still trying to draw a reaction from Adolphe. Adolphe

:11:57.:12:01.

appears to be more relaxed. He is bouncing on the spot. He is letting

:12:01.:12:08.

his hand wave round laxly. Taylor is shooting out straight shots.

:12:08.:12:17.

That is a nice combination from Adolphe. He started this round well

:12:17.:12:22.

Adolphe. The opening 20, 30 seconds of the round. He started to close

:12:22.:12:28.

the gap down. Now that has brought about a standing count. Look

:12:28.:12:32.

aAdolphe celebrating. In fearness to Josh Taylor the referee impeded

:12:32.:12:37.

his backward process. The feet got in a tangle. He appeared to be in

:12:37.:12:41.

trouble. The referee brings about an eight count. The referee sent

:12:41.:12:51.
:12:51.:12:53.

him to the wrong corner. He should have gone to a neutral corner.

:12:53.:12:56.

Adolphe appears to striken a huge amount of confidence from that.

:12:56.:13:02.

Fell short with that last attempt, but he is letting his hands go more

:13:02.:13:08.

freely here in this second round. He has closed that gap down between

:13:08.:13:12.

himself and tai lo in terms of distance, by going on the front

:13:12.:13:18.

foot, putting his pone nebt under pressure and he has got to. So good

:13:18.:13:23.

response. That right hand with a peach of a punch. Followed it with

:13:23.:13:28.

a hand to the point of the chin. Adolphe took it well. But the

:13:28.:13:33.

action is beginning to heat up here, with one minutes to go in the

:13:33.:13:37.

second round. It was a good response as you said from Taylor.

:13:37.:13:43.

But I think Adolphe would even much more welcome this type of fight. A

:13:43.:13:49.

toe to toe battle is what he wants. Taylor is responding with that.

:13:49.:13:58.

just dropped his arms as. The shorter man beginning to find his

:13:58.:14:06.

range. A piece of evasive manoeuvreing from Josh Taylor. It

:14:06.:14:15.

has caused Adolphe to touch down on the canvas briefly. You have to try

:14:15.:14:19.

and make your bone innocent -- opponent box the way you want to

:14:19.:14:26.

box. That is what Adolphe has done. He has dragged him into a scrap. He

:14:26.:14:32.

has been more successful, again. Beautiful left hand, to finish that

:14:32.:14:39.

cluster of punches from Adolphe. Josh Taylor has been dragged into

:14:39.:14:49.
:14:49.:14:52.

Wants. The momentum is in his favour. Great round from Adolphe.

:14:52.:14:58.

What a response, he was losing at the end of the first but drags

:14:58.:15:03.

Taylor in a toe to toe scrap. This is a bit scrappy on the inside

:15:03.:15:10.

there. But there is a method in his madness. There is a good body work

:15:10.:15:17.

from Taylor. That was a super punch but Adolphe catches his opponent

:15:17.:15:21.

there is the right hand and he almost caught the referee, that

:15:21.:15:26.

would have within been a stunner if it landed on the ref. There is that

:15:26.:15:32.

right hander, and catches him with a left. So a good round. It is 6-4

:15:32.:15:42.
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He really stamped his identity and tempo in that last round. Who will

:15:46.:15:53.

be able to establish themselves in the third and final round? Adolphe

:15:53.:15:59.

has started off at a torrid pace once more, but is being the title

:15:59.:16:09.
:16:09.:16:09.

contest, that favours at of, the man in red representing England.

:16:09.:16:12.

Taylor will be disappointed with his performance because he has been

:16:12.:16:17.

drawn into a scrap. He should be working behind his jab, keeping his

:16:17.:16:24.

distance. But he has been caught. Josh Taylor, the boxer on the

:16:24.:16:30.

development squad Khama had a superb win yesterday, now finishing

:16:30.:16:35.

with a hook to their head. He had a superb win over Danny Phillips

:16:35.:16:42.

yesterday. On paper, that appeared to be the harder fight, but Maria

:16:42.:16:47.

Dolph is making this a title dogfight that favours him. -- Louis

:16:47.:16:53.

Adolphe. Maybe he thought he just had to turn up for this run, which

:16:53.:17:00.

is not a very good attitude to have, but he is not boxing very well. The

:17:00.:17:06.

movement is the key with Taylor, he keeps getting caught on the ropes.

:17:06.:17:16.
:17:16.:17:20.

Josh Taylor beat had off, so common opponents for both men. It is

:17:20.:17:24.

counting very little in this contest. And it proves your maxim,

:17:24.:17:28.

styles make fights. This is a scrappy affair, but it is sitting

:17:28.:17:35.

at off, as we have said. He has got the confidence. -- it is shooting

:17:35.:17:41.

at all. That impressed the judges, walking on to it. He works by a

:17:41.:17:46.

scaffolding firm, he is a part-time boxer. He would dearly love to get

:17:46.:17:53.

on the development squad. The I am listening to the Scottish corner,

:17:53.:18:00.

they are saying, move, move! That was a lovely shot, could write hook.

:18:00.:18:05.

Some running repairs to the head guard of Josh Taylor. Perhaps

:18:05.:18:09.

breaking the momentum at the wrong time, because it was a good shot

:18:09.:18:13.

just before the referee had to intervene. Now both men will have

:18:13.:18:16.

time to gather their thoughts as we approach the closing stages of this

:18:16.:18:26.
:18:26.:18:28.

third and final round at the 64 He is impossible to deter,

:18:28.:18:33.

continuing to wait for it, letting these languid shots go, but a lot

:18:33.:18:38.

of them are finding a home on the head and body of Josh Taylor. It is

:18:38.:18:43.

tied at 6-6. Good footwork and punching from Taylor, scoring

:18:43.:18:47.

effectively. This will be a fight to the finish between these two

:18:47.:18:52.

proud warriors. It is tied at 6-6 at the two rounds, everything to

:18:52.:18:57.

fight for in this third and final round. Yes, it is going to be a

:18:57.:19:01.

close one, Ronald. Taylor has been listening to his corner, he is

:19:01.:19:05.

starting to hit and Omo. He has found better quality shots, but

:19:05.:19:10.

whether it is enough, this is a close one. Indeed it is, what you

:19:10.:19:13.

make of the body language? Adolphe was in no doubt that he has done

:19:13.:19:17.

enough to take the title, but Taylor feels he will have done

:19:17.:19:20.

enough to secure the verdict as well. It is in the hands of the

:19:20.:19:27.

judges, and we await the official verdict. Yes, scrappy in that last

:19:27.:19:32.

round again, lovely short left hand from Taylor, just getting caught on

:19:32.:19:37.

the ropes too many times. His ringcraft was not very good in that

:19:37.:19:41.

fight, holding his feet too often, getting caught on the inside.

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Although it is not pleasant to see, that was a bit south of the border,

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So a nervous wait for the boxes. Josh Taylor perhaps looking for

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divine intervention as they share a sporting embrace once more, but

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they have tested one another tonight. It is all smiles from

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Adolphe, but the scores are just being told about ringside. Whose

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hand will be raised? Ladies and gentlemen, number four, the

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computer score was 9-the red and nine to the blue. On a countback,

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62 the red, 62 the blue. The belt went to the judges, and the judges

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three against two in favour of the red corner. Adolphe has done it! By

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the slimmest possible margin, countback 9-9, countback to the

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first one, 60-60, finally in the final analysis, Adolphe from south-

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west London will be crowned the new light welterweight champion of

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Great Britain by a score of 3-2 on countback. He is the new champion.

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Boxing is no different to any other sport, on such tiny margins are

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championships won and lost. Ali and Frazier coming shortly, but before

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we finish showing you the action from Bethnal Green, we have to show

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you the first round and a bit more may be of the 91 kilogram class,

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91 telegrams between Joe Joyce, representing England, in blue. --

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91 kilograms. Representing Britain in red, Frazer Clarke, two towering

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sue their heavyweights. Joyce is 26 years old, from London. His

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opponent is from Burton Amateur Boxing Club. That is Frazer Clarke,

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20 years of age. Two huge fellows here, Frazer Clarke works very well

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at this weight. He works well with his jab, but as he comes forward,

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he drops his left hand too often. He occasionally gets caught without

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right hand, so he has got to watch what he is doing, keep that left

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The name is very poignant, given the passing of the great

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heavyweight champion we are discussing today, Joe Frazier.

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Frazer Clarke's dad was a huge fan, hence the name, the Christian name

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that he was given. Originally a podium BASSA, straight from the

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junior ranks to the podium level, but it was too steep a stare. --

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Bodiam boxer. The move back down to development, and he was devastated

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at the time, but he said that in hindsight it was the best thing

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Joyce coming across with a right hand and another one! I said about

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that left hand, it is too low, he has got to get it up a bit more.

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Joe Joyce box yesterday, won his semi-final. -- boxed. The Fort Ross

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Henderson from Scotland, so he is The Olympic spot is already taken,

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because Anthony Joshua from Finchley boxed his way into that

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position. He is moving the wrong way, Ronald, Frazer Clarke. He

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keeps moving to his left, walking on to that right hand. Scoring

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effectively with the Left as well, Joe Joyce, just 26 years old, a

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real novice. He lost to Anthony Joshua in the finals, went on to

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win his second title this year, getting the world championship

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silver. The left eye of Frazer Clarke just beginning to swell up,

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beginning to close. The final seconds of the first round.

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little bit of damage there, it is because he has been shipping those

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right hands and getting caught left, right and centre. It has been a

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good performance from Joyce up to now. So the bell sounds at the end

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of a really torrid first round in the super-heavyweight final, Joe

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Joyce, look at that for damage on the left eye! My goodness, that is

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really grotesque. The left eye of Frazer Clarke completely swollen

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shut, and there is no way he is going to be able to continue at

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that. I think they will call the referee over. This is some of the

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action, look at that for a shot, what a right hand that was! Bent

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arm shot, looping over that left hand of Frazer Clarke.

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Well... It had to be said, big men, big punches, and Ronald and Riggi

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were right, the referee stopped the fight after that. From a very tall

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man called Frazer Clarke to a man who was only 5 ft 11, Frazier, and

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it is impossible to tell you how the world felt, it almost stock

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still and held its breath before he fought Ali at Madison Square Garden.

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No live TV coverage in those days, you listen on the radio under the

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bedclothes of make sure you got home from school the next night,

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Tuesday night, to watch the highlights on BBC One. We watched

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dumbstruck at the fight, at the outcome, and especially at the

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final round. This is it, the final three minutes of one of the most

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amazing world heavyweight championships of all time. Muhammad

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Ali trying to regain his title from He was to say at this point that he

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Aisle, there egos, the left hook! Tremendous left hook. He was up at

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five, compulsory eight count. Cassius Clay down, the first knock-

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down of the fight, tremendous left hook. Franchot Frasier finish in in

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the last round? -- Can Joe Frazier? If he is down three times, the

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We have got just over a minute and a half to go. Cassius Clay can do

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There is the left hook again, and the almost goes down from that one.

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At this point, he looks a beaten man. The side of his face is

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swelling, you can see the side of his face swelling where he took

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that tremendous left two. He is Frazier has the look of the

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Conqueror about him as he finishes Here it comes! It is over, and it

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has gone the distance, and Frazier gives in a contemptuous little pat

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on their head. Wow! The memories! I'm not sure the clock on the

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screen in those days was quite big enough. Vintage clock. It is

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fascinating, from a rewriting of history, if you like, to hear Harry

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Carpenter calling him Cassius Clay, still. In all fairness, most of the

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newspaper still called him Play. There has been a massive piece of

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history just forgotten, loads of revisionist history since then to

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do with Muhammad Ali and Cassius Clay. We are doing what everyone

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else has done, falling into the trap. We should be talking about

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Joe Frazier. But we are talking about Ali. The two will be forever

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inextricably linked, and Frazier will always be wise to Morecambe.

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That is absolutely fair, and that is why there was the Panama City --

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animosity write until he died. One or two people wanted to try to make

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out there were bridges, but there were none, they were still in the

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mind of the people calling him Cassius Clay. They hated each other,

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they were two different types of people. Muhammad Ali had a lovely

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home and a lovely life, Joe was poor, barefoot until he was six or

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seven, he came to Philadelphia, one of the roughest cities, lit in the

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scariest part of town. The greatest fight ever? Because of the build up,

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