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"Su****ious fight to be investigated"
There will be an investigation into the bizarre circumstances surrounding the fight to fill the vacant Irish lightweight title in the National Boxing Arena between Michael Gomez and Peter McDonagh tonight.
In the fifth round of the fight, Gomez was downed by a seemingly innocuous shot from McDonagh.
Bookmaker Boyle Sports told RTÉ that it had suspended betting on the fight earlier this evening when it noticed an unusual pattern of betting on McDonagh winning in the fifth, sixth or seventh rounds.
Gomez was in control of the fight, with a blistering opening three rounds rocking McDonagh. Though the fight inevitably slowed down but McDonagh was still failing to hurt his opponent.
Then McDonagh hit Gomez with a weak right hand shot. Gomez turned his back, dropped his guard, and walked away from McDonagh without actually appearing to be hurt, before McDonagh finally felled him after a flurry of missed punches.
Speaking on RTÉ Television after the fight, former world champion Steve Collins claimed that the finish had not been wholly kosher, saying, "I smell a rat, something's not right here."
I forgot myself.
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