BELFAST cruiserweight Tommy McCarthy won a split but fully deserved decision over former Italian champion Fabio Turchi at the PalaTrento in the main event of a show presented by Matchroom and Opi Since 92.
The 12-rounder started slowly with Florence’s Turchi on the front foot but already in the second round a straight right stunned the Italian southpaw. Turchi was also the aggressor in the third, but McCarthy remained calm, boxing efficiently from the back foot and countering with straight rights and hooks. Finding it difficult to reach the target, Turchi lost his composure, leaving his foe to pile up points by boxing effectively from distance.