By Boxing Bob Newman

WBC Heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko arrived during Day Two of the WBC Night of Champions event in Cardiff, Wales, which was capped off with a twelve bout amateur tournament dubbed “Great Britain vs. The Rest of the World.” Again the Cardiff International Arena hosted a packed house filled with invited champions, VIP guests and family and friends of the U.K. Fighters. Designed as a launching pad for team Great Britain to gain momentum in international competition on the road to the London 2012 Olympic Summer Games, opponents included fighters from Sweden, China, USA, and Ireland.

In the end, the tournament ended in a 6-6 tie. Both the U.K. Team and the “Rest of the World” received a trophy from Vitali. Following the tournament, a cocktail and dinner reception was again held in the Blue Room at the CIA.

The twelve scheduled bouts included three female bouts which were contested over four two-minute rounds, while the men’s bouts were scheduled for three three-minute rounds.
(Winners listed in bold):

51kg- Nicola Adams vs. Shipra Nilsson (Sweden) RSC4 1:48 (Nilsson’s right shoulder dislocated)
54kg- Andrew Selby vs. Jaiwei Zhang (China) Pts. 16-11
57kg- Luke Campbell vs. Jun Tan (China) Pts. 11-5
60kg- Amanda Coulson vs. Helena Falk (Sweden) Pts. 10-6
60kg- Tom Stalker vs. Duran Cafferro (USA) Pts. 16-11
64kg- Scott Cardle vs. Ross Hickey (Ireland) Pts. 20-12
69kg- Savannah Marshall vs. Love Holgersson (Sweden) Pts. 10-1
69kg- Fred Evans vs. Errol Spence (USA) Pts. 15-9 (Evans took standing-8 in first from body shots)
75 kg- Anthony Agogo vs. Jason Quigley (Ireland) Pts. 7-4
81kg- Obed Mbwakongo vs. Fanlong Meng (China) Pts. 10-3
91 kg- Warren Baister vs. Babacar Camara (Sweden) Pts. 8-4
91kg+ Amin Isa vs. Sean Turner (Ireland) Pts. 18-14 raw score after original score of 7-7