Andy Gilder wrote:Interesting news that headguards will be removed for the senior men at this year's World Championships, apparently to reduce the risk of head injuries.
More importantly, the amateur game is moving on to the same scoring system as the pros. No more button pressing and computer scoring.
About time. Although it wouldn't surprise me if it's been the Americans who've been pushing for this given their poor display in London. We might now start to see the emergence of fighters who can actually punch properly again.
brearley84 wrote:bradley scraped through at the weekend!
It was a cracker. One of the fights of the year, I scored it a draw but I've no problem with Bradley getting the nod, he showed real heart, they both did.