“Boxing is the winner tonight,” said promoter Dennis Hobson after Stuart Hall and Paul Butler put on a sensational fight at Newcastle’s Metro Radio Arena (June 7).
Hall, making the second defence of his IBF bantamweight crown, faced Ellesmere Port’s Butler in front of a feverish crowd, and the contest lived up to all the pre-fight hype, albeit with an ultimately controversial verdict.
Darlington's Hall, the bigger of the two, looked to impose his strength and appeared to land the bigger shots during the battle, often knocking Paul's head back with jabs.
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Hall, making the second defence of his IBF bantamweight crown, faced Ellesmere Port’s Butler in front of a feverish crowd, and the contest lived up to all the pre-fight hype, albeit with an ultimately controversial verdict.
Darlington's Hall, the bigger of the two, looked to impose his strength and appeared to land the bigger shots during the battle, often knocking Paul's head back with jabs.
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