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ON a night of upsets and eyebrow-raising scorecards, broadcasters and commentators often draw criticism for their coverage of fights, with fans claiming bias, negligence and other such shortcomings.

Thankfully, on Saturday, these criticisms were nowhere to be seen; instead, the online debates raged over the actual boxing.

Lewis Ritson was exceptionally fortunate to walk away with a split decision victory against Miguel Vazquez in a Sky Sports main event, but the commentary and pundit teams – most namely Matthew Macklin and Tony Bellew – were not shy in their analysis. Both had Vazquez winning comfortably and were

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