A heavier hitter would have had him out. Bambula only needed another round, maybe not even that.... we could have seen Jeffries quit on his stool after the 8th. It's been coming - bumrushing in against bums that shouldn't have a licence to box, then getting in with a good journeyman and almost losing.
Such a shame that Jeffries is the spearhead for North East boxing. He fails, then no more boxing up here to put it bluntly.
That is a sobering thought. The boxing set-up (or lack of it) is shambolic in the North East compared to other parts of the country.