Unfortunately, I'm using all my brownie points to watch City at present with a wife recovering at home so couldn't make tonight's boxing bill in Cardiff CIA. Worse still, the fight was on Setanta which I don't have and neither Radio 5 or, more to the point, Radio Wales bothered with commentary but help came with an internet site showing it even if the picture quality wasn't the best and I had no sound..
However, even with that, it was very evident that Gavin Rees was well beaten by a bigger, stronger, more powerful opponent even without being stopped in the final 30 seconds after stumbling aroudn following a knockdown. Apparently, scorecards had him 5, 3 and 3 rounds behind.
Hard fight, his work-rate and heart was tremendous but it never matched the nobn-stop all action style that swept him to the title, Gavin always looked second best and fell to his first ever defeat. His punches didn't carry enough power and although he threw more, they lacked accuaracy and he got caught more and hurt far more.
A bad fornight for the camp as Enzo Calazaghe saw Maccinarrelli get obliterated by David Haye a fortnight ago and now this. Let's hope Joe Calazaghe makes up for it in his Vegas showdown with Bernard Hopkins next month.
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