Joe Fitzpatrick stops Steven Webb at the Devenish in Belfast

Joe Fitzpatrick returned after a long absence from the ring to stop Stephen Webb in Belfast on Saturday night.
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Joe Fitzpatrick

Fitzpatrick can box and the southpaw was in control before he stopped his rival in the second round.

The Immaculata fighter is a talented boxdrf and if he stays on track big things lie ahead for him.

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Alec Bazza enjoyed a size and weight advantage over Ciaran McVarnock, and was determined to take the fight to his fellow Belfast boxer. Luckless Bazza has yet to win a contest. Paul McCullagh's 40-38 total in McVarnock's favour signalled two drawn rounds and loss number 41 for Alec.

Sligo's Aaron Gethins improved to 2-0 with a 40-36 win over Blackburn's Naheem Chaudhry. Promoter Leonard Gunning wants to put on a hometown fight for Gethins who shifted plenty of tickets. Chaudhry slipped to his 46th loss, but has never been knocked out.

Owen O'Neill sold a pile of tickets himself. The Newington man was roared on to a 39-37 debut win over Latvia's Kristaps Zulgis. Hugh Russell Jr officiated.

Switch-hitting Lurgan mover Jamie Douglas looked the part at super-featherweight. Tentative southpaw visitor Kieran Holman struggled to get to grips with Douglas's two-fisted torso assaults in the early going. Eamonn Magill had seen enough by the third and cut the scheduled four-rounder short at 2-33 of the session. Holman was distraught at the stoppage decision.

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Dominic Donegan enjoyed a debut win over Liam Griffiths. "Pretty Boy" Griffiths fights ugly; spoiling his way to defeats. Donegan dropped the away man in round three, on the way to a 40-35 victory.

Larne's Kelvin McDonald was always one step ahead of English survivor Ricky Leach. Referee Paul McCullagh awarded McDonald a 40-36 shutout, but he was worked from first bell to last by taller Leach who threw well to the body.

Julio Cesar opened the show with a four-round points win over journeyman Casey Blair. Eamonn Magill refereed as ringside scorer Paul McCullagh totalled 40-36 in favour of the Belfast-based Angolan.

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