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Liverpool’s Tony “Bomber” Bellew (174lbs) failed to fire on Saturday night when meeting Malawi’s Isaac “Golden Boy” Chilemba (173lbs) at Liverpool’s Echo Arena in an eliminator for Chad Dawson’s WBC light-heavyweight title. Bellew was made to miss on a regular basis by Chilemba en route to a split draw — scores of 112-116, 114-114 and 116-115 from Christophe Fernandez, Fabian Guggenheim and Eddie Pappoe respectively.
Bellew, now 19-1-1 (12), disagreed vehemently with the verdict, but Chilemba, 20-1-2 (9), made an equally compelling case for victory. It leaves both men in a state of limbo. Bellew has a British title fight with Bob Ajisafe pencilled in for May 25th, on the undercard of Carl Froch versus Mikkel Kessler, but their September 2010 meeting was a stinker and the rematch has about as much allure as a night with Marilyn Monroe’s remains.
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Bellew, now 19-1-1 (12), disagreed vehemently with the verdict, but Chilemba, 20-1-2 (9), made an equally compelling case for victory. It leaves both men in a state of limbo. Bellew has a British title fight with Bob Ajisafe pencilled in for May 25th, on the undercard of Carl Froch versus Mikkel Kessler, but their September 2010 meeting was a stinker and the rematch has about as much allure as a night with Marilyn Monroe’s remains.
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