Michael Katsidis vs. Ricky Burns & George Groves vs. Paul Smith RBR

Round 5

Boulden bounces side to side, and Saunders launches a high right jab at him from his slouched-over stance. Boulden keeps shimmying and backing up. Boulden walks the length of the ropes. Saunders comes forward and bends down, looking up at his target before snapping up and throwing a high right jab at his face. Hooking combo off the ropes by Boulden as he circles by them. Saunders uses some body feints and then lands the tip of a right jab. Boulden stands in and throws a left jab to the body but has it slapped aside. Lunging combo by Boulden, blocked. Saunders has his back against the ropes and Boulden is leaping in and out with flash combos, tapping his fists together and hooting. Saunders throws a jab and uppercut to back him off and comes forward with some apparent reluctance. Saunders isn't looking his same self in the fifth. Boulden keeps darting in and out and missing his jab but occasionally landing a right to the body.

10-9 Boulden

49-46 Saunders

 

Round 6

Boulden is staying relatively close, throwing the 1-2 with a rush in and then taking half a step back to circle with short penguin-flipper sidesteps. Saunders is just pawing with his high right jab while leaned over, with no sense of urgency to match Boulden's newfound gusto. Jabs and uppercuts by Saunders, missing. Pecking 1-2's by Boulden while circling, missing. Saunders now lands a couple of good jabs as Boulden dances around him, aiming well on the fly. Left uppercut by Saunders, caught just under the gloves. Boulden is tagged a few times and then grabs and spins Saunders. Boulden throws a lead right, short, and then backs out. Jab lands for Boulden as Saunders crouches and misses his own low jab.

10-9 Saunders

59-55 Saunders