
Fran Hennessy edges out Ellie Bouttell via majority decision
Fran Hennessy was given a fright and pushed to the wire by a game and courageous Ellie Bouttell.

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Fran Hennessy was given a fright and pushed to the wire by a game and courageous Ellie Bouttell.

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“When I’m me, I beat anyone. And I’m gonna be me,” said Fran Hennessy, having weighed in for her BBC Two/DAZN fight against Ellie Bouttell.

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