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Well done Sky for showing three bouts in full from the Gatti vs Leija card. Shame it was delayed, but hey beggers can't be choosers.

As for the fights, I thought the main event was an excellent contest showcasing the talents of TWO very good fighters. I actually has Leija ahead at the time of the stoppage (I gave him 1,2 and 4) although it was Gatti who always did look like the likely victory. Gatti is becoming a very impressive complete fighter and anyone who thinks a match with the devision big guns is a forgone conclusion is mistaken.

I still also think that Leija vs Harries would be an interesting bout as would Leija vs the Lightweight but really his lack of size will be the factor against the bigger boys. I suspect he will call it a day, but it was a good effort and he showed bravery.

As for the Light Middles, Ouma looked a very classy operator who I think could push Winky all the way. I was a tad dissapointed in Jantuah who looked like he had just prepared to blast him away (was very tired by the half way stage).

Apparently Leija annouced his retirment on Thursday.

I'd read Ouma - Jantuah was a boring fight but I thought it was pretty good. I thought the commentary was pretty decent too, and I think a Santos fight is the right one for Ouma. Unfortunately, I don't think he is intelligent enough to beat the A-list in the division, though he could make a competative fight of it.

Jantuah was really found wanting badly by the southpaw stance, all Ouma had to do was take a step left and Jantuah was un-set and wide open for a one-two. Also, look how much an inside fight neutered Jantuah's power. I'm not 100% sure about the commentary teams assumption that he is strictly a level below the Ouma level. I don't think everybody would fight him like Ouma did (apart from Winky Wright, who would devastate him), so I think he could still be a dangerman to some given the chance.