Graham Earl vs. Michael Katsidis

Graham Earl 134 lbs lost to Michael Katsidis 134 lbs by RTD at 3:00 in round 5 of 12

• Date: 2007-02-17
• Location: Wembley Arena, Wembley, London, United Kingdom
• Referee: Mickey Vann
• Judge: John Stewart 45-48
• Judge: Larry Hazzard Jr 44-48
• Judge: Manuel Oliver Palomo 42-49

• World Boxing Organization Lightweight Title (Interim title)
• Time: 3:00
• Weights: Earl 134.5 lbs, Katsidis 134 lbs

Bout Summary

Earl was down twice in the first round. In round two Earl was down once and Katsidis was given a standing eight-count. Referee Mickey Vann ignored a towel thrown from Earl's corner during the second round, as under BBBofC rules there is no provision for the corner stopping the bout during a round. Almost immediately after the towel was thrown in, Earl stunned Katsidis, forcing the standing eight-count. During the fourth round, Earl developped a cut on his left eye, and his corner stopped the bout in between rounds five and six.