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Really enjoyable 9th. Braithwaite tiring, but still giving Harris plenty to think about with hard sharp shots.

Excellent fight !!! Really enjoyed the effort put in by both. Nowhere near the one sided fight i thought it would be.

Harris can move on to another big fight and Braithwaite has shown the strength missing previously and could win a British title.

98 93
97 93
98 92 all for Harris

Braithwaite played his part there making it a very competitive fight throughout.

I’ve seen him on a few occasions live and never been impressed.
I was ringside when he lost to journeyman Brett Fidoe ( better than his record suggests) and saw him Win the English title in a very close fight with Craig Derbyshire.

He’s improved dramatically in the past twelve months despite losing his last two outings.

Well done both lads .

Good fighter is Harris

Enjoyed that , reminded me of the old Friday night cards on sky
Two British fighters honest and giving there all . Both can go on to win titles

Jay Harris Beats Braithwaite

Jay Harris got back to winning ways after losing in a world title shot in February as he came through a dangerous moment to earn a unanimous ten-round decision win over Marcel Braithwaite.

Harris put in an impressive effort when he went the distance with Julio Cesar Martinez for the WBC flyweight title in February and he has his eye on a quick return at world level. This fight had been due to be for the Commonwealth title before Braithwaite scaled well over the limit at a check weight this week.

The Welshman had to recover after being caught by a huge left hook in the fourth round, but mostly outworked his opponent. He is ranked No 5 by the WBC and No 6 by the WBA, but admitted he would have to improve if he were to get another world-title shot. He said he had been affected by the lockdown as his gym had only re-opened three weeks before he received notification of this fight.

“I’m looking to push for more world titles, but I have to perform better than that to mix with world level,” Harris said.

Harris had the better of the early stages, but Braithwaite came storming back in the fourth round when he landed a huge left hook that rocked Harris down to his feet, although he recovered quickly and was on the front foot later in the round.

After that Braithwaite struggled to really impose himself and, while it was always competitive, Harris’s workrate gave him the edge.

Phil Edwards scored it 98-93, Howard Foster 97-93 and John Latham 98-92, Steve Gray was the referee.

“It’s good to have a fight like that,” Harris said. “It was a bit sluggish, I got caught with a lot of overhand rights. My fault and I got punished for it. Credit to Marcel, he was as game as they come. I know the scorecards were a bit wide but it was a good fight.”

“It was a good shot, I felt it and buzzed me a little bit,” Harris said of the fourth-round left hook. “But I and worked through it, composed myself and done all right.”