IT WAS like the good old days when TM14 Promotions in association with Mo Prior staged a cracking 10-bout show at York Hall, including two exciting battles for vacant Southern Area titles.
The value of a long amateur grounding was never better demonstrated than in the all-Essex battle for the lightweight belt, which saw former national elite winner Louie O’Doherty outbox and grind down Marley Mason.
Southend’s Mason was pulled out by his corner after eight rounds when he was surely well behind and in danger of falling apart –
