BEST RETURNS
Jake is run close by debutant but gets crucial victory over Ducie
POOLE’S Jake Best returned to winning ways as he pipped Blackwood’s debuting Paul Ducie over four-threes by 38-37 on the tally of the evening’s referee Lee Every in topping a Dynamite promotions bill at the Winter Gardens.
Ducie was decked heavily in the first by a tremendous right hook and did well to recover. Fighting through a nasty cut on the forehead, Paul regrouped in the second and despite finishing strongly in the last by catching Best with some excellent clean shots, he was just a step behind Jake’s hands-down sharpshooting in the middle sessions.
Bristol’s Duane Winters registered a repeat win over Sheffield’s experienced Anwar Alfadli by 39-37 on the show’s only four-twos. The opening rounds were close, with the smaller Anwar switching and displaying good head movement in defence. Winter’s straight shots over the last two rounds were far more effective than Alfadli’s Naseem Hamed-wannabe haymaker lunges as he claimed the verdict.
In the first of the remaining four-threes on the card, Weston’s Dan Sabastonelli scored his first career win by overcoming Brierley Hill’s MJ Hall by 39-36. Hall was down in the opener from a right hand after over reaching, but bravely collected himself and soldiered through his evening’s work and considerable facial damage. Sabastonelli showed patience in working from range and even through Hall pressured, he couldn’t make an impact on the fight.
Yeovil’s Dean Dodge rebounded from a draw last time out in shutting out Melksham’s experienced Liam “Rocco” Richards. Dean’s fast feet and good shot selection often kept Liam on the defensive. Dodge impressed with his left to the body and right uppercuts upstairs but Richard’s nippy movement and counters kept him honest.
Bristol first-timer Omar Mckayle
scored a 40-37 decision over Hungarian Ferenc Zsalek. Omar often fell short with lead right hands, but he managed to work off his jab from the second round onwards. Zsalek tried to set traps for the debutant over the latter half of the contest and connected with some decent hooks and uppercuts in the last.
Finally, Lydney’s Lewis Van Poetch
both entertained the crowd and extended Weston’s Liam Hunt in dropping a 40-37 verdict. Hunt put his punches together in neat clusters and employed good head movement in defence throughout.
THE VERDICT Best, Hunt, Winters and Dodge all tick over nicely in the early stages of their careers.