Only the timely clang of the bell saved the Filipino from being knocked out in the first round.
True to his pre-fight statement Henry attempted to force the battle. In the opening minute of the initial round he carried the fight to hi: younger opponent and hit him with rights and lefts.
But Shelaeff bored in, taking the blows without flinching. He came in fighting, anxious to corner the fast moving Filipino. The Filipino continued to blast away but he seemingly could not hurt the Russian who finally trapped him.
The crewd went wild with excitement as the two traded blows during a session of in-fighting. At close quarters, the Russian was far superior and his short jolts and his rips to the midriff clearly took a lot of Henry's steam from the Filipino's future blo
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