Middleweights - YORK HALL, BETHNAL GREEN, LONDON - 22/11/2008

THE PARTYCASINO.COM PRIZEFIGHTER SERIES: MIDDLEWEIGHTS.

Competitors: Danny Butler (Bristol), Steve Ede (Southampton), Max Maxwell (Southampton), Martin Murray (St Helens), Joe Rea (Ballymena), Cello Renda (Peterborough), Paul Samuels (Newport) and Danny Thornton (Leeds). Reserves: Paul Buchanan (Newcastle) and Ciaran Healy (Belfast).

RESULTS

Quarter-finals (£4,000 for beaten fighters)
Max Maxwell (Birmingham) bt Steve Ede (Southampton) – Split decision – 29-28, 28-29, 29-28
Cello Renda (Peterborough) bt Danny Thornton (Leeds) – TKO – Ref stopped fight after 2 minutes 35 seconds of round two.
Danny Butler (Bristol) bt Paul Samuels (Newport) – Unanimous decision – 30-27, 29-28, 30-27
Martin Murray (St Helens) bt Joe Rea (Ballymena) – Unanimous decision – 30-27, 30-27, 29-28

Semi-finals (£8,000 for beaten finalists)
Cello Renda bt Max Maxwell – Unanimous decision – 30-27, 30-27, 30-27
Martin Murray bt Danny Butler – Split decision – 28-29, 29-28, 30-27

Final (£25,000 for the winner, £12,000 for the runner-up)

Martin Murray bt Cello Renda – Split decision – 28-29, 29-28, 29-28