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 Katsidis wins Australian Junior Welterweight TitleFeb 23, 2004 By Anthony Cocks
On Friday night former amateur standout Michael "Rocky" Katsidis won the vacant Australian Junior Welterweight Title with a near shutout over Kenyan born South Australian Fred Kinuthia at the Brisbane Broncos Leagues Club in Brisbane, Queensland. In a rematch of their December 2003 fight which Katsidis won by 5th round TKO, the local favorite showed his continued improvement by boxing his way to a definitive win by scores of 99-91 (Wally Lewis), 100-91 (Derek Milham) and 100-92 (Allan Moore). Former Australian welterweight and junior welterweight title holder Kinuthia, who in the past has made a habit of turning up to fights under-prepared, gave a good account of himself that wasn't reflected by the wide margins of the scores. The event was a sellout with over two hundred fans reportedly turned away at the door. On the undercard Peter Rolph beat Max Mariconte on points for the Queensland Middleweight Title over 8 rounds. At heavyweight Mark Demori scored a KO win over Barry Prior at 0:34 of the third frame. Supermiddleweight Jason Pearce won a four round points decision on debut against Ben Dyer, while welterweight Chris McCullen also won his debut on points over four rounds against Shane Winter. Questions or comments email Anthony at: anthonyc1974@hotmail.com
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