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RESULTSSean Robinson
(153lbs), 9-0-1, drew
pts 10 John Brennan
(152lbs), 11-5-2-1NC
(4); Robbie Chapman
5-0, w pts 4 Terr y
Zunke 1-1 (1); Paul
Cummings (158lbs),
2-34, w pts 4 Kieran
Joseph (157), 0-1;
Mark Butler (131lbs),
2-0 (1), w pts 4 Joe
Beeden (132lbs), 2-64-
1 (1); Bobby Woods
(142lbs), 2-0, w pts
4 Naheem Chaudhry
(142lbs), 2-48-1 (1);
Jordan Dujon (156lbs),
1-0, w pts 4 Victor
Edagha (161lbs),
1-60-2 (1); Ellis Zorro
(198lbs), 6-0 (3), w tco
1 Pawel Strykowski
(200lbs), 2-8; Mark
Little (204lbs), 12-
(4), w pts 6 Phil
Williams (243lbs),
2-13-1 (1); Jerome
Campbell (135lbs),
6-0 (1), w pts 6 Lee
Connelly (138lbs),
7-46-3; Deano
Richardson (156lbs),
10-0 (7), w rsf 4 Sergey
Martirosyan (159lbs),
2-5 (1); Jack Owen
(170lbs), 1-0-1, d pts
4 Lewis van Poetsch
(173lbs), 9-104-
(2); Dennis Wahome
(138lbs), 6-0, w pts 4
Ibrar Riyaz (143lbs),
6-194-4 (3); Ryan
Walker (125lbs), 9-
(1), w pts 6 Laszlo
Szoke (122lbs), 2-
(2).THE CURSE STRIKES
THE famous Liverpool Stadium (gone
but not forgotten) was known as the
“Graveyard of Champions.” Maybe York
Hall should be dubbed the “Challenger’s
Nightmare.”
For the third time in eight days a
challenger was denied the title he seemed
to have won with Southern Area super-
welterweight champion Sean Robinson
being adjudged to have drawn with
Slough’s John Brennan after 10 good
rounds.
Referee Kieran McCann scored it 95
points each – and while I admire a referee
who finds a winner in every round, I was
surprised he made it five apiece. For me
the taller Brennan used his height and
reach advantages well, and Robinson
(Seven Kings) was rarely able to get inside
and unload.
Robinson stayed cool, watching for
opportunities for raids – leap inside, land
a few and get away – and he certainly
had his moments. But he had to take
stick on the ropes in the second and was
staggered by a right in the third, grabbing
for safety as Brennan followed up.
Brennan came forward behind the long
jab, while Robinson looked to counter.
Robinson landed a decent right in the
ninth, but Brennan came straight back at
him – and Brennan was walking his man
down in a gruelling last session, Robinson
hitting back when he got close. It was a
blow for Brennan, who lost a challenge to
Asinia Byfield for the same title in this ring
in February 2017.
Southpaw Deano Richardson
(Hammersmith) stopped Sergey
Martirosyan, an Armenian based in
Russia, in the fourth of a scheduled six.
The visitor tried but Richardson
dominated throughout, picking his shots
effectively. Martirosyan was cut in the
corner of the right eyebrow in the second,
and in the fourth a left hook had him in
trouble on the ropes. Richardson followed
up quickly, and referee Chas Coakley
waved it off at 2-59.
Quickest winner on this Goodwin
Boxing bill was Bromley cruiser Ellis
Zorro, who despatched Poland’s Pawel
Strykowski in one minute 56 seconds of
a scheduled four.
Zorro landed a right to the head, and
Strykowski held. Zorro landed another
right, with the same result, and the
third right dropped Strykowski in his
own corner. Referee Coakley counted to
four, then waved it off, leaving Zorro the
winner by technical count-out. Strykowski
was examined on the canvas, then sat on
his stool before leaving the ring unaided.
Paul Cummings (Warminster), loser
of his last 24, ruined the debut of ex-pro
footballer Kieran Joseph, taking referee
Lee Every’s 39-37 verdict over four.
Cummings used his height and reach
advantages, scoring well with long jabs.
Joseph had the right idea, trying to get
inside, but was rarely able to do so.
Someone else who doesn’t win many
is Lydney’s Lewis van Poetsch – who
caused a mild surprise by holding Jack
Owen to a four-round draw, referee
Every scoring 38-38.
A van Poetsch right cut Owen’s left
eyebrow in the first, and Owen was not
allowed out for the second until the
doctor had made a careful inspection.
Van Poetsch made the eye his target, and
the cut reopened in the second – van
Poetsch got through with rights but Owen
rallied, coming forward and forcing van
Poetsch to cover up. The draw looked fair.
Super-feather Mark Butler celebrated
his 26th birthday with a four-round win
over Swindon’s Joe Beeden, referee
Coakley scoring 39-37.
Butler dominated the first half – though
he was wrestled over in the opener – but
Beeden had some success with counters
in the third and fourth. Beeden finished
with a mark below the left eye, and afterthe announcement of the verdict Butler’s
fans sang “Happy Birthday.”
Robbie Chapman (Chalk Farm)
outscored Germany’s Terry Zunke in
a hard-fought four, referee McCann
scoring 39-37.
They took it in turns to come forward,
and both blazed back after being tagged.
Chapman was pinned on the ropes in
the third and fourth, but hit back – and a
Chapman attack in the last was answered
with a big right.
No weights were announced for this
one – the MC told me that there had
been a significant discrepancy, and “an
agreement had been reached.”
Ryan Walker (Newham) came
back from losing his unbeaten record
to Michael Ramabeletesa here last
November, in an English title bid, and
clearly outpointed Hungary’s Laszlo
Szoke over six, referee Every scoring
60-54.
In other sixes Mark Little (Romford)
beat Swindon’s Paul Williams by 58-
(McCann) and Jerome Campbell
(Kingsbury) beat Lee Connelly
(Killamarsh) by 60-55 (Every).
In fours, Mr Every had debutant
Jordan Dujon beating Southwark’s
Victor Edagha by 40-37; and there were
40-36 wins for Bobby Woods (Uxbridge)
over Blackburn’s Naheem Chaudhry
(McCann) and Northolt’s Dennis
Wahome over Reading’s Ibrar Riyaz
(Coakley).THE VERDICTYet another challenger
deserves a rematch.Photo: PHILIP SHARKEYTIGHT AFFAIR:
The tattooed Brennan is
unlucky not to take the
title from RobinsonDraw deprives Brennan of title
BETHNAL GREEN
JUNE 29Simon Euan-Smith
RINGSIDE★★★★ MAIN EVENT
★★★ UNDERCARD
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