By Alexey Sukachev

In a strange fight with a very unsatisfactory ending, 2008 Beijing Olympics gold medalist James "Chunky" DeGale (16-1, 11 KOs) got an undeservingly quick TKO over Croatian veteran Stjepan Bozic (26-7, 13 KOs) in a controversial fight to retain his WBC Silver super middleweight title.

DeGale, 27, came in being ranked #3 by the WBO, #5 by the WBC, #6 by the IBF and #13 by the WBA, being a viable contender for all of major sanctioning bodies. Oppositely, Bozic, 38, is nearing the last chapter of his barely famed career, scoring two stoppages over trialhorses recently but losing to Arthur Abraham with a second-round TKO, which was caused by his injury. This time Bozic wasn't a fast starter as well. DeGale jumped in, trying to overwhelm the Croatian fighter with multiple barrages of light but annoying punches. DeGale also added some body blows into the mix, and it proved to be a crucial decision, as Bozic was clearly hurt by several consecutive left hooks to the liver.

Bozic got better in the second, going forward and trying to land some shots of his own. DeGale was forced to work off the ropes and did it effectively, touching the Croat more than the Croat was touching him. And then some controversy has been induced, as the British boxer landed a very hard left uppercut to the lower section of Bozic's body. Affected, Bozic lost the end of the second convincingly. In the third, it was much the same. DeGale was clearly dominating his limited and aging opponent but the Croat refused to be collected. Then, in the fourth, DeGale landed another very damaging low blow, which had him really hurt. Amazingly, referee Ian John-Lewis failed to deduct any points from the Englishman, although it would have been close to a DQ in some other cases.

Bozic retired immediately after the end of the fourth, citing either a broken rib, or a hand injury. There were no visible signs of injury during the fight, which was marred by low blows by the winner.

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The son of a legend, Chris Eubank Jr. (10-0, 5 KOs) got a small gift of the hands of Ian John-Lewis, who stopped his fight against Tyan Booth (11-10-2, 2 KOs) with barely half a minute remaining in the eighth and final round. The Welshman, who hasn't won since his upset decision over then 18-1 Frenchman Julien Marie Sainte in 2009, delivered all kind of troubles to his younger opponent, even though Eubank showed poise and desire to remove any obstacles on his way to a victory.

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Hughie Fury, 18, is now 5-0, with 4 KOs. The younger cousin of Tyson Fury made very short work of Czech veteran Ladislav Kovarik (10-15, 5 KOs), dropping him twice en route to the first-round TKO at 1:37 of the stanza. Fury has scored five victories in just two months and a half since his pro debut on March 22, fighting all over the globe - in the States, in Canada, in the UK, and even in Romania. He is expected to be back against another Czech Tomas Mrazek (7-40-6, 5 KOs) in a week, and then on July 12 against a TBA.

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WBC #12 super bantamweight Abdul Barry Awad (14-0, 7 KOs), also known as "Kid Galahad", showed once again why to be so anxious and so excited about his future with the fifth-round stoppage of Ghanaian Isaac Nettey (21-9-1, 11 KOs). Galahad, 23, was all over Nettey from the first round, using his speed, reflexes and technique to frustrate and punish the African. Galahad dropped Nettey on a combination of punches in the fourth, then dropped him down again with a right hand midst into the fifth and punished his opponent up until 2:35 of the fifth, when referee Marc Green stepped in to call it off with the Ghanaian standing on his feet. Nettey has been stopped for the first time in his career.

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