Hi Damien mate,

I will definitely look at the video asap and judge the fight (just pushed for time at the moment with work and no car). When I have done that, I will be very happy to discuss with you why I came to my decision, whatever it is.

I remember it being a close fight and a quick cursory look is not appropriate for me to decide who I feel won and I need to look carefully to judge it properly. It was a great fight and both boxers should be proud of themselves. The rematch will be a cracker. I am also happy to ask a Thai judge to the fight from the video if it helps the learning process.

Whatever I consider the outcome to be, I do have to support all the judges on the night, who I know would have judged the fight as they saw it and without any deliberate bias.

It is also interesting to note, those independent judges who have come up with red winning a close fight (Steve Broome, Darren Phillips, and Dave McAteer) have all passed a rigorous judging assessment and are all experienced judges. Whatever the decision, both boxers have learned something about themselves from the fight.

It was great to see the atmosphere of anticipation and excitement at the tower. It even rivalled some of the great nights there from the past.