Rome – Stadio Nicola Pietrangeli

Outdoor Tennis Court – Olympic Committee

Thursday 11 July 2019

Promoted by:

Matchroom Eddie Hearn

Opi Since ’82 Salvatore Cherchi

Vacant WBC International Middleweight Silver Championship

Emanuele Blandamura

(WBC #29) pre-bout 29-3-0, 5 Italy

Marcus Morrison

pre-bout 20-3-0, 14

Morrison Won by KO 9 (2’ 44”)

Referee Francisco Alloza Rosa (Spain)

Judges

Massimo Barrovecchio (Italy)

John Latham (UK)

Sergio Silvi (Italy)

Supervisor Mauro BETTI

Local Commission Italian Boxing Federation (FPI)

Ring announcer Michael Buffer

Television DAZN

Official weigh-in

Wednesday 10 July 2019 time: 1:25 pm LT

Hotel Regent Rome

Marcus Morrison Kgs 72.5 Lbs 159.4

Emanuele Blandamura Kgs 72.55 Lbs 159.5

Weigh-in at the boxing venue date of bout Thursday 11th July

Marcus Morrison 169.5Lbs Kgs 76.8 time 8:45 pm

Emanuele Blandamura 167.8Lbs Kgs 76.1 time 8.50 pm

It turned out to be a good fight to the crowd and TV pleasure.

The boxing venue was beautiful.

Certainly, Marcus Morrison of England revived his career with this result .

In a fight which could still go one way to the other (see scoring) , Morrison eventually managed to drill Blandamura with a right hand. The latter did get up, but the referee made the wise decision to stop the fight. Immediately after the stop, Blandamura collapsed on the arms of the referee to the general panic. Not to the panic of local physicians and paramedics who were immediately in control. After long minutes of waiting, with the Italian boxer lying on the canvas for security reasons, tranquility came back and the verdict could be announced. For precautionary reasons, I recommended taking Blandamura to the hospital for the appropriate checks. After a tomography, Blandamura was discharged and could go home. The dramatic and spectacular solution was in the air and so it was in round nine. The other good WBC International Championship of the night was suddenly called off, as WBC International 200 Lbs gold titlist Fabio Turchi suffered an injury. His challenger Tommy McCarthy (kgs 90.600) had an easy 8-rounder and stopped Italy’s Francesco Cataldo (kgs 92) in two rounds.