Lee Selby took some serious damange as he returned to the trigon tonight with a controversial split decision win over Ollie Sentance as he continued to fight without gloves.
A legendary world champion in professional boxing, Selby made the switch to BKB Bare Knuckle Boxing earlier this year with a Cardiff homecoming. He headed over to London this time around to take on Sentance in the capital at the O2 Indigo.
What’s your price to do a bare-knuckle fight? 💰
Before you answer, take a look at Ste Wallwork’s face after four minutes of fighting at BKFC 94. 🤮
Prior to making the move into BKB, Selby underwent MMA training in order to learn how to work in the clinch. However, he was caught early leading to a hematoma that eventually saw his left eye completely shut.
Lee Selby vs Ollie Sentance BKB 61 result
The fight went all five rounds, and Lee Selby was well able to show off his boxing skills throughout. He was hurt early by a shot from Sentance, which ended up resulting in a gruesome injury that he struggled with throughout the night.
Despite a largely pro-Sentance crowd booing the final scores from the judges, Selby did appear to outwork his rival over the 15 minutes. His superior boxing skill was on display as he manoeuvred the trigon, albeit with one eye.
Certainly, the massive 4/1 underdog won the moral battle and ended up inflicting the most damage on either man’s face. But he did struggle to build on his momentum at any point and allowed Selby to get off some really nasty body work.
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