By Steven Wain: In front of 5000 fight fans at the Excel, Royal Victoria Dock, London the Prizefighter tournament will kick of featuring the heavyweights for a third time, the winner will take home a hefty £32,000 and the title of Prizefighter champion.

Here goes with quarter final number 1 !

Fight 1- Gammer vs. Barrett

Gammer a strong favorite 4/9 on and Barrett is 3/8 against, the referee for this one is John Keane

Round 1

Barrett starts the fastest landing some heavy jabs and left hands, a bit of blood flowing from the nose of Gammer; Gammer’s timing is off only landing a few good shots and on my card clearly losing the round 10-9

Round 2

Gammer’s corner have some encouraging words to wake him up, they seem to have done the trick as he starts round two on the front foot throwing solid punches and slightly shacking Barrett, Barrett’s punches are out of range and he is not as solid as round 1. Both boxers’ odds have been put at 5/6 so even the bookies can’t split them. I gave it 10-9 to Gammer

Round 3

Barrett is not as affective as he was in round one, but he is outworking Gammer. In the last 10 seconds Gammer traps Barrett in the corner but is out of time, I scored it 10-9 to Barrett

The decision

My decision– 28-29 to Barrett

Judges– McDonnell 28-29 /Parris 28-29 /O’Connor 28-29 to Barrett

Barrett goes into semi final number one.

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Fight 2 Williams vs. Baker

Williams a strong favorite at 1/10 on while Baker is 11/2 against, the referee for this one is Terry O’Connor

Round 1

A big right hand sends Williams to the canvas, Williams looks stunned and gets hit with another big punch, Williams down again for the second time in the round, at the end of the round Williams is trapped on the ropes and his legs have gone I scored 10-7 to Baker

Round 2

Williams slips at the start of the round his legs don’t look strong at all, Williams gets knocked down again but the referee doesn’t count it, baker is all over Williams. Nearing the end of the round and Williams is starting to come back into the fight, the last few seconds of the round have slowed, I scored 10-9 to Baker

Round 3

Williams is now 7/1 against while baker is 1/16 on, Williams comes out swinging knowing he needs a Knockout, a right hand by Williams wobbles Baker, Baker looks tired another right hand by Williams shakes Baker, Baker is just holding on he has nothing left, both fighters look tired I scored it 10-9 to Williams

My decision– 26-29 to Baker

Judges – Keane 27-28/ McDonnell 26-29 /Parris 26-29 to Baker

Backer goes into semi final 1

Semi final one will be Backer vs. Barrett

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Fight 3 Harrison vs. Belshaw

The referee for this one is Dave Parris the odds for this one, Harrison is 1/25 on while Belshaw 9/1 against

Round 1

Belshaw starts the fastest, however a beautiful punch by Harrison drops Belshaw who looks hurt, Belshaw is starting to throw wild punches as we get towards the end of round 1, I scored the round 10-8 Harrison

Round 2

Belshaw starts like he ended the first with wild swings, catching Harrison with one, Harrison for some reason looks very negative, and is taking no chances. Harrison again catches Belshaw with a massive shot, Belshaw looks badly hurt and the referee calls the fight off giving Harrison the win

Harrison goes into semi final 2

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Fight 3 Hughes vs. Perkins

Perkins 5/4 on while Hughes is 4/7 against, the referee for this one is Marcus McDonnell

Round 1

Hughes starts fast with left and right punches he backs Perkins up on the ropes, a big right hand by Hughes send Perkins crashing to the canvas, the referee calls the fight off in the first round

Hughes into semi final 2

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Semi final (1) Backer vs. Barrett

Barrett is 4/11 on while Baker is 2/1 against, the referee for this one is John Keane

Round 1

Both fighters exchanging solid jabs, Baker looks the strongest at the start, he is carrying his first fight performance into this one and is looking good, Barrett looks less convincing but as the round ends lands the best punch of the fight I scored the fight 10-9 to Baker

Round 2

The second round starts the same as the first with Baker throwing solid jabs, Barrett catches Baker which gets bakers attention, Barrett looks the better man in this second round. Close round but I score the round 10-9 to Barrett

Round 3

Both fighters touch gloves before the final round, a solid right makes Bakers arms drop, and Barrett starts to take charge, he keeps catching Barrett with solid shots, Baker is breathing with his mouth open and looks like he’s going out. The last minute of the fight and Baker is just throwing weak punches while Barrett is talking full advantage. I scored this round 10-9 to Barrett

My decision– 29-28 to Barrett

Judges – O’Connor 29-28/McDonnell 29-28/ Parris 29-28 to Barrett

Barrett into the final

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Semi final (2) Harrison vs. Hughes

Harrison 1/5 on while Hughes is a big outsider at 10/3 against, the referee for this one is Terry O’Connor

Round 1

Hughes starts of strongly forcing Harrison into the corner, Harrison tries to stand his ground while Hughes throws lots of wild punches pushing Harrison against the ropes, no clean punches in the first round, and I have scored it 10-9 to Hughes

Round 2

Best thing at the start of this round is the advertising board making a surprise appearance in the ring, Harrison picks up the pace and catches Hughes with solid shots, Hughes slips and it is correctly not called a knockdown by the referee, Harrison is now controlling the fight, but slips as the fight is nearing the end of the second round. I scored the round 9-10 to Harrison

Round 3

Hughes comes out again throwing wild punches Harrison responds with a few of his own, a left hand puts down Hughes, Harrison looks far better and is hitting Hughes with big shots, in the last 30 seconds Harrison is using his jab. I scored the round 10-8 to Harrison.

My decision– 29-27 to Harrison

Judges –Keane 30-26/McDonnell 29-27/ Parris 29-28 to Harrison

Harrison into the final

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THE FINAL!

Harrison vs. Barrett

For the final the 3 judges are John Keane, Marcus McDonnell and Terry O’Connor the referee for the final is Dave Parris

Round 1

Just like his first two fight Barrett starts fast and is throwing positive punches, Barrett deliberate head butts Harrison but no points are deducted by the referee, Barrett still looks strong, but Harrison gets in a solid punch, another solid jab by Barrett slightly wobbles Harrison, I gave the first round 10-9 to Barrett

Round 2

Barrett backs Harrison into the corner; Barrett is beating Harrison to every punch. The unknown Irishman looks lively while Harrison looks poor, Towards the end of the fight Harrison catches Barrett with a sweet left witch sends Barrett to the canvas, it doesn’t look like this fight will continue, and that is made a fact as referee Dave Parris stops the fight.

HARRISON WINS AND IS THE PRIZEFIGHTER CHAMPION!!