By Alexey Sukachev

At Olympia in Kensington, London, Travis Dickinson (10-0, 4 KOs) joined his brother Jon-Lewis as a winner of Prizefighter (now among light heavyweights) after a stoppage win over second late sub (and reserve spottaker) Sam Couzens (6-4-1, no KOs) at 1:54 of the second round. Couzens replaced Tony Dodson who was ruled out after a severe cut over his right eye. Sensing that he was the fresher fighter, Couzens tried to impose his will on Dickinson in the first and was successful in doing so although Travis survived the onslaught. In the second, the occassional winner caught the second wind and got the job done with a huge power overhand left that had Couzens on one knee. He managed to beat the count but referee stopped this contest after a careful look at his eyes.

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Menay Edwards (5-1, 2 KOs) almost transformed himself ino an action hero of epic proportions with his second consecutive thriller in a row but ultimately succumbed to the dominating power of veteran Tony Dodson (26-6-1, 13 KOs) at 0:18 of the third round. Edwards started the fight on the ropes - just was the case in his quarterfinal - but a difference was observable immediately as an underdog was decked down badly with a hard right hand by Dodson. Edwards managed not only to survive but to give much trouble to the favorite with his hooks.

Dodson got better in the second and found his distance to box safely against rugged and raw but dangerous opponent. Early into the third, Tony went in for kill and landed a murderous right-left-left combo flush on Menay's chin to have him down. Edwards got up but was counted off nevertheless. Dickinson vs. Dodson is now the final if Tony will be determined fit to continue after series of cuts in his first two fights.

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Travis Dickinson (9-0, 3 KOs) went into the finals after an easy, masterful performance against late sub Justin Jones (4-1-2, 2 KOs) who replaced injured Jack Morris to fight right in the first semi-final. Jones was easy-to-hit and had almost no guard at all but showed big heart and a good chin to stay cool under heavy fire of the favorite. All three scorecards read identically: 30-27 - for Travis Dickinson.

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In a memorable fight long to be remembered by British fans, Menay Edwards (5-0, 2 KOs) came from behind to get a fabulous stoppage of hard-charging Joe Smyth (7-2, 4 KOs) in two see-saw rounds. In round one, Smyth went right after inexperience Edwards and immediately got him in trouble. He punched and punched and punched... and punched but Edwards was able to sustain seemingly unrelentless pressure and to survive to the second. In round two, Smyth continued his zealous fury but midst into the first minute of the round he was caught by counter hooks by Edwards and found himself in trouble. Edwards went right after him too... and ate his share of damage and was immediately back on stiff legs. Then Edwards mounted his second comeback in the same round and after series of unanswered blows referee Howard Foster stepped in at 2:47 to put a halt on the 2011 early candidate and frontrunner round-of-the-year.

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The third quartefinal ended in a bloody mess between experienced former fringe contender Tony Dodson (25-6-1, 12 KOs) and upset-minded Polish journeyman Michael Banbula (11-26-4, no KOs). Both fighters were badly cut in the first after an accidental headbutt. It turned out Dodson's punches, however, were harder and his chin was tougher than that of Banbula. The Polish fighter was rocked a couple of times in the second and in the third stanzas, and was brought to a unanimous decision loss: 28-29 (twice) and 27-30 - for Tony Dodson. BoxingScene also saw it 30-27 - for the Brit.

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In the second quarterfinal, heavily tattoed Travis Dickinson (8-0, 3 KOs) looked like the possible winner of the entire tournament with an easy unanimous decision over Llewellyn Davies (5-1, 3 KOs). Scores were 30-27 (two judges and BoxingScene) and 29-28 - for a brother of last-year cruiserweight Prizefighter winner Jon-Lewis Dickinson. Davies suffered a flash knockdown in the first and was dominated for the rest of the fight.

Meanwhile, Jack Morris, a winner of the first quarterfinal, was forced ot withdraw from the tournament after he suffered a broken hand in his initial fight.

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One of the most mediocre Prizefighters (now at light heavyweight limit) in recent memories started half an hour ago at Olympia Hall in London, England, with a horrible and unfair split decision in favour of 28-year old former super middleweight Jack Morris (6-1, 1 KO) over 28-year old novice Billy Slate (2-1). Morris looked rusty and inactive allowing Slate to fight well in spurts and to avoid Morris' unprepared attacks in time. Slate looked relatively resilient in the first and gradually got better down the stretch, almost knocking badly faded Morris down in the third round. Fascinately, Mark Green and Howard Foster saw it 28-29 - for Morris, while the third judge Phil Edwards had it for Slate - 30-27. The same score was easily got by Sky Sports broadcasters, this reporter, and retired superstar Joe Calzaghe was also shocked with the decision.