BENDIGO boxers Brad Morgan and Matt Hall have retained their unbeaten records after a huge Battle on the Goldfields II professional boxing showcase at Bendigo Stadium.
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Morgan won a majority decision over Queenslander Dean Thomas on Saturday night, to advance his record to 3-0.
Hall won a unanimous points decision against tough Tasmanian Johnny Brown. The win progressed the 20-year-old’s record to two wins and one draw from three bouts.
Morgan and Hall both train at the California Gully gym of brothers Pat and Gary Connolly.
It was a tougher night for another local Damien Lock, who was knocked down in the opening round of his light heavyweight bout against Cameron Kaddour.
It was the tall Queenslander’s first professional match and Lock’s second.
The fight lasted just under two minutes.
Bradley Weaire, Lock's opponent in his pro-debut last November at Battle on the Goldfields I, broke through for his second career win.
The Seymour fighter defeated Tasmania Gary Brown by technical, with the referee stopping the fight in the third round.
In the night’s main event, dual Australian champion Ibrahim Balla suffered a setback, losing to tough Filipino Neil John Tabanao by knockout.
Tabanao captured the vacant WBO Oriental featherweight title with a dominant performance over the reigning Australian featherweight champion.
In other bouts, emerging female star ‘Sugar’ Neekz Johnson defeated Thai boxer Atitaya Saisin over four rounds and American Marina Ramirez had a successful debut, beating another Thai Saranyaphong Theinthong.
A huge crowd at Bendigo Stadium was also treated to a fine exhibition of Masters boxing during three two-minute rounds involving Bendigo’s Peter Natoli.
A full wrap-up of Battle on the Goldfields II will appear in Tuesday’s Bendigo Advertiser.