Børge Krogh vs. Olli Maeki

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Borge Krogh drew with Olli Maki by SD in round 10 of 10

It was a battle of ex-champs when Olli Maeki of Finland and Denmark's own Borge Krogh met for a 10 rounder in KB- Hallen, Copenhagen. Both had high and realistic hopes of winning the European lightweight title from Spaniard Pedro Carrasco, Krogh even regaining it after losing the title to Carrasco one year ago. Maeki, known as a locomotive with relentless two- fisted attacks lived up to his reputation in the first 6 rounds. The problem for Maeki was that Krogh mastered this kind of fighting to the hilt. The Dane countered time and again as Maeki rushed forward, a left jab hit the Finn in the face like some mechanical device. In the 7th however the fight underwent a dramatical change: Krogh was suddenly no longer able to withstand the two fisted attacks from Maeki. He got a cut left eyebrow. Maeki even managed to increase the tempo and Krogh lost more and more of his control. The draw verdict was met with several minutes of booing and shouting and stamping of feets. Copenhagen newspaper Politiken speculated that Maeki didn't get the verdict because of his too frequent hitting with the inside of the gloves.

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