Follow all the action from Manchester, England as Marco Antonio Barrera takes on Amir Khan in a crossroads bout. All the action gets underway at 4pm eastern/1pm pacific with two world title bouts between Nicky Cook taking Ramon Martinez and Enzo Maccarinelli fighting Ola Afolabi.
Marco Antonio Barrerra vs Amir Khan–12 Rounds Lightweights
Round 1 Counter left from Barrera…Left from Khan..Right from Khan..Cuts Barrera on the forehead..Right from Khan..Big right from Khan..10-9 Khan
Round 2 Good counter right from Kahn..Jabbing..Good left hook from Barrera…20-18 Khan
Round 3 Nice right to the body from Barrera..Right from Khan bouces Barrera back..Hard right on the ropes..Blood is getting bad for Barrera…30-27 Khan
Round 4 Left hook from Khan…The doctor is looking at the cut…Barrera laying it on theline…Leaping left hook from Khan..40-36 Khan
Round 5 Khan lands a quick 3 punch combo..The bloos is flowing even before the round begins..Khan pounding Barrera on the ropes..Right from Barrera..The doctor looking at the cut again..THE FIGHT IS STOPPED…
KHAN WINS A TECHNICAL DECISION 50-44; 50-45; 50-45
Enzo Maccarinelli vs Ola Afolabi–12 rounds WBO Cruiserweight title
Round 1 Maccarinelli lands a jab..Left to the body..10-9 Maccarinelli
Round 2 Jab from Afolabi…Big left and right from Enzo…20-18 Maccarinelli
Round 3 2 jabs and left hook from Enzo..Good right rocks Maccarinelli..Enzo on unsteady legs…30-27 Maccarinnelli
Round 4 Maccarinelli steadies himself to have a decnt round…40-36
Round 5 Good body work and clubbing right from Enzo..Good shots…Good right from Afolabi…50-45 Enzo
Round 6 good 3 punch combo on ropes from Enzo…60-54 Enzo
Round 7 Stining right from Enzo…70-63 Enzo
Round 8 Good right over the top from Afolabi…Left hook from Maccarinelli..80-73
AFOLABI TKO 9 AT 1:50
Round 9 Afolabi lands a right..Maccarinelli covers up…HUGE RIGHT AND DOWN GOES MACCARINELLI…HE GETS UP –UNSTEADY AND THE FIGHT IS OVER
Nicky Cook vs Roman Martinez-12 Rounds WBO Super Featherweight title
Round 1 Good right from Martinez…Good body shot from Cook…10-10
Round 2 Cook lands a good right uppercut…Body shot from Martinez..Jabs from Cook..Big Left rocks Martinez..20-19 Cook
Round 3 Hard right from Cook..30-28
round 4 Jab from Martinez..Body work from Cook..LEFT FROM MARTINEZ AND DOWN GOES COOK…RIGHT AND DOWN GOES COOK…HE BARELY BEATS THE COUNT AND DAVE PARRIS STOPS THE FIGHT
MARTINEZ TKO 4 @ 2:20
Craig Lyon vs Anwar Alfadie–4 rounds Bantamweights
Round 1 Good right from Lyons..Left backs up Alfadie..
Round 2 Good left from Lyons..good uppercut..20-18 Lyons
Round 3 Good right from Lyons…Good right from Alfadie…Good uppercut from Lyons..2 good rights…30-27 Lyons
Round 4 Right from Lyons on the nose…Great left..40-36 Lyons
40-36 Lyons
Bradley Pryce vs Matthew Hall–12 Rounds-Jr. Middleweights
Round 1…Good action..Combo from Pruce..Sharp jab from Hall…10-9 Pryce
Round 2 Hall lands a combination..GOOD RIGHT FROM HALL AND DOWN GOES PRYCE…Hall alnds a combo to the body..BIIG RIGHT AND DOWN GOES PRYCE..HUGE RIGHT IN THE CORNER DOWN GOES PRYCE AND THE FIGHT IS OVER