Brian Rose came through a gruelling contest to gain a split decision over Argentina's Javier Maciel in their WBO light-middleweight eliminator in Sheffield. It was a fight of contrasting styles with the wild Maciel providing most of the aggression, but Rose offering much the more accurate and considered work despite being on the back foot for long spells. In the end he was given the nod with Maciel getting a 115-113 verdict from one judge, but the Englishman was awarded it 117-111 by another and then 116-113 on the third and final card.
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