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BACK TO WINNING WAYS

JUERGEN ULDEDAJ came back after a 10-month layoff, wowing his many Albanian supporters with a clear points win over gallant Frenchman John Franck Mendy at York Hall.

After 10 hard-fought and always absorbing rounds, judge Terry O’Connor had Uldedjal up by 100-90, while Olena Pobyvailo and Grzegorz Molenda both scored it 99-91 (as did I). I thought Mendy won the second, moving in and out and scoring as Uldedaj came in – but that was the only round I

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