{"id":10442,"date":"2020-12-16T18:19:00","date_gmt":"2020-12-16T19:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=10442"},"modified":"2020-12-17T00:01:42","modified_gmt":"2020-12-17T00:01:42","slug":"fight-of-the-decade-steals-show-early-at-bankwest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=10442","title":{"rendered":"'Fight of the decade' steals show early at Bankwest"},"content":{"rendered":"

All eyes may have been on the two main event bouts<\/a> featuring Paul Gallen and Mark Hunt and young superstar Tim Tszyu who continued his rise with a win over Kiwi Bowyn Morgan, but one match on the undercard was dubbed the "fight of the decade" by Australian boxing legend Jeff Fenech.<\/p>\n

Irishman Darragh Foley won a majority decision over Ty Telford in what was billed as a grudge match after both fighters traded verbal jabs in the lead-up to the fight on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n

Both fighters backed up their talk with a clash that didn't disappoint fans at Bankwest Stadium.<\/p>\n

The three Judges ruled it 95-94 Foley, 96-93 Telford, 97-93 Foley, giving the Irish fighter the nod via split decision despite being knocked through the ropes with a right hand from Telford earlier in the 10 round bout.<\/p>\n

\"Darragh<\/p>\n

However, Foley would find himself struggling to stay on his feet also as both fighters traded blows each round in a fight which could've gone either way without any complaints from pundits.<\/p>\n

"What a fight we've just seen between two warriors," said Main Event's Ben Damon during the coverage.<\/p>\n

"That was something else between.<\/p>\n

"We thought we had the fight of the year no doubt on Friday between Jacob NG and Hunter Ioane, well, we've just seen something from another planet between these two.<\/p>\n

"Darragh Foley looked gone at times, he went through the ropes.<\/p>\n

"Ty Telford, well he was finished."<\/p>\n

Fenech added: "Talk about fights, I can't even describe it.<\/p>\n

"Fight of the year? Fight of the decade? This was an amazing fight."<\/p>\n

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