Derry Matthews-Choi Tseveenpurev II (second): Sky Sports in England televises a regular series called "Prizefighter," in which eight boxers in the same division compete in a one-night tournament with each bout scheduled for three rounds.
It has produced some terrific fights and some terrific rounds, but this was one of the most scintillating. England's Matthews and Mongolia's Tseveenpurev first met in 2008, when the Mongolian dropped Matthews five times en route to a fifth-round knockout. But the rematch, in the semifinals of a "Prizefighter" junior lightweight tournament, was extremely close and exciting with the second-round producing exceptional back-and-forth action. Matthews, who would go on to win the decision, had been hurt at the end of the first round and Tseveenpurev roared out for the second round to see if he was still vulnerable. Matthews was eating shots and trying to hold in the first minute, but he suddenly came back strong in the bruising battle. He hurt Tseveenpurev with a pair of right hands and an uppercut and followed with a series of shots that had Tseveenpurev against the ropes and in trouble. But Tseveenpurev rallied to wobble Matthews again with a right hand. Not to be outdone, Matthews answered back with his own rights late in the fabulous, frenetic round.
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