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00:00Jens have already been through the final instructions in the dressing room, you know what I expect.
00:08Obey my commands at all times, above all, protect yourself at all times.
00:11Touch loss.
00:13Excellent referee Kev Parker for an excellent occasion.
00:17The venerable, beautiful and important European 12-stone 7 belt on the line.
00:231999, 26 years since two Brits last contested this.
00:31Clinton Woods and Crawford Ashley that time.
00:35And at the fifth time of asking for Chatan Peters the chance to fight for this coveted belt.
00:41And after all the problems that Brad Ray has had, being pulled off the card in Riyadh.
00:48And at three days notice coming in for a shot at Daniel Dos Santos, which didn't work out on the night.
00:55They get it on.
00:57Shaq and Peters in the black and green.
01:01Really tall, towering above Brad Ray.
01:04But Ray, Dave, can really punch.
01:07Yeah, he can really punch.
01:08And he can, you know, he's a fighter.
01:09He can fight.
01:11You know, and I just feel so...
01:14Those moments there where Peters just puts his hands up and dips into his shell.
01:19He allows Ray to come up close.
01:22That could be, you know, a signal for Ray just to let go of his bombs.
01:28It's a wild atmosphere in here.
01:30And there are so many Brad Ray fans.
01:33His corner team were saying, Dave, that they're going for the knockout.
01:39Shaq and Peters has the experience, but he has been stopped once before by Craig Richards.
01:49Body shots from Ray were good.
01:56Good jab from Peters.
01:58He'll want to get into that, utilize the height and reach.
02:01Ray getting in close already.
02:04Battles.
02:04That's a good right hand.
02:05But he's getting in close when, because Peters doesn't actually use his reach effectively.
02:13Like I said, he'll throw a jab and then he'll stand there and put his hands up.
02:17Look, there you go.
02:19And it allows Ray to touch the gloves, fire downstairs, then maybe finish with a shot upstairs.
02:26He used it effectively to win the British title.
02:28But I know what you mean, those losses to Richards and to Dan Aziz and just needs to try and utilize that jab effectively tonight.
02:37The uppercut as well.
02:39Shaq and Peters, but Ray giving him no room at all.
02:42And he's hunting him around.
02:44What's a small ring here, Dave?
02:49Yeah, Peters, he's got to establish that jab.
02:52There's a nice right hand from Peters.
02:53Uppercut from Ray.
02:55Because he stood straight in range.
02:5840 seconds left in the first round.
03:00It's been exciting.
03:01Brad Ray on the front foot.
03:03Attacking Shaq and Peters.
03:05Taking the fight to him.
03:09He's just got to be a little bit careful that he doesn't get counted in the process.
03:18And there's the natural size advantage as well of Shaq and Peters.
03:22And he'll be leaning on Ray when he can in close.
03:25It's a positive start, this, from the Mancunian.
03:31It's a good start from the Mancunian.
03:37Ray's round.
03:38If I'm Brad Ray going into this fight, you're probably going to worry about the height, the reach, how to get past that long lead-an.
03:58If you're landing body shots already and flurries and little clusters in the first round, you're going back to that corner a lot more confident.
04:05Even if you was confident beforehand, you've still got those doubts about the height, the reach.
04:09Once you realise the height and reach isn't a problem, that confidence level goes right through the roof.
04:14I watched Shaq and Peters train last night.
04:18I was quite surprised about that.
04:20Training last night, the night before, after the weigh-in.
04:23He said he loves to do it to keep himself going, especially after he's rehydrated.
04:28He's almost fighting the train at the weight he's going in at.
04:32Courses for courses, I guess, but I was surprised about that.
04:34It depends on what you're doing.
04:36I mean, some fighters, like I've had fighters before, where after the weigh-in, in the evening, once they're rehydrated and everything, in the evening,
04:43because we stop punching on a Tuesday, we stop training then.
04:49And so, we like to just shake out a little bit.
04:51So, it might be just that, but if you're having an odd training, that's different.
04:56The 27-year-old Brad Ray from Stretford in Manchester, based in Blackpool now.
05:03He said he's just surrounded by sheep and farm animals and quiet.
05:08He's really focused.
05:10He's on a winning spree as well.
05:12He's won his last six, five by knockout.
05:14But he has come up to light heavyweight.
05:17Turns southpaw here.
05:18But he's won the first round against Shaq and Peters, and he's on the offensive.
05:27Peters would have been expecting this.
05:29And a right-hand back.
05:32Good action.
05:33Center ring.
05:43There's the jab, and you can see the reach he gets to it when he uses it right, Peters.
05:48Yeah.
05:51But Brad Ray is able to go to work, and then pinch his little breathers, little bits of rest, because he's the one that's controlling the pace.
05:59And when he's firing, he's not having to reach.
06:03He's not having to, like, step in and throw shots as he's stepping in.
06:07He can just walk up and put his hands up and he can go to work.
06:10That's his kind of work.
06:11That's a nice right hand on the inside from Ray, from a southpaw position.
06:14Frackling in body shots, the pair of them.
06:17Nice right hands.
06:19Really clean work.
06:20Kev Parker just watching on as the two of them get down to it in this second round.
06:26It's living up to all the expectations, this one.
06:29Brad Ray going for it early, and Shaq and Peters just trying to fend off this attack.
06:36I think Peters is just a little bit thrown by the southpaw stands up close then.
06:39But as the ball stood up close, that's Brad Ray's punching range.
06:46For Peters to land as well, because he's got long arms, his shots are going to be a little bit wider.
06:51He's got speed here, Brad Ray, as well, coming up in weight from middleweight.
06:56He's always been able to punch.
06:58What I've liked about him this week, he's been very happy, he's been very calm,
07:02he's fresher in a way than Shaq and Peters, but will he be able to sustain this against the natural light heavyweight?
07:10Good left hook from Peters there, and a good left hook on the knees.
07:16Peters has been forced into this by the Brad Ray tactics,
07:20and it's making for a crackling first couple of rounds.
07:24Really good action, live on the zone here from Hull.
07:27But Peters is having to work hard.
07:32Oh, big right hand.
07:33Oh, lovely right hand from Brad Ray, uppercut, Peters has to take it.
07:37Bell comes at the right time for the Birmingham man,
07:40and Brad Ray wants this European title badly.
07:49And it's all that a controlled pace from Ray.
07:54He's not having to work hard to get in range in punching distance.
07:57He's not having to throw up balance, which takes a lot out of you.
08:01Everything's compact and just throwing.
08:03Peters are standing there, whether he chooses to or he wants to, that's a good right hand from Brad Ray.
08:09But whether Peters is choosing to or not, it's going to be more, more draining on Peters,
08:15because Ray doesn't have to work hard to that, whereas Peters has to work hard on the inside.
08:19And then when he's on the outside, because he's not using his levers, he's having to be alert all the time.
08:26He can't switch off at the top at all.
08:27There's Paul Soggy-Cunahan in the Peters corner, as ever.
08:32John Pegg there, too.
08:34Round three.
08:35Fight number 23 for the lovely man from Birmingham.
08:39He's been a real great figure on the domestic fight scene.
08:4435 now, Shaq and Peters.
08:48Two losses to Dan Aziz and Craig Richards.
08:52He's fought in higher company, probably, than Brad Ray, whose one defeat was to Tyler Demme.
08:58Never quite got set that night, Brad Ray, but made the decision to move away from Manchester, move up in weight.
09:06And it seems to have paid off.
09:08He looks refreshed.
09:09He looks very comfortable.
09:16See what I mean?
09:17He's just casually walking up, getting his feet in distance, and then he's sticking that jab on Shaq and Peters.
09:24He's in his own range all the time.
09:28Great to have boxing back in Hull.
09:30Luke Campbell, of course, and Tommy Coyle, who's here at ringside tonight.
09:35Curtis Woodhouse.
09:36These two, neither from the area, but the fans are loving this.
09:41It's just captivating.
09:43Yeah.
09:44It's a good fight.
09:52Pace has at least got to make it difficult for Brad Ray to get into distance.
09:56He's more active with his lead hands.
10:02Good jab from Ray to the body.
10:05Again.
10:06So there's more authority on Brad Ray's punches.
10:09Peters' jab is kind of like a touch jab, and as he's stepping on the way out at the same time,
10:13whereas Ray's getting his feet under him and throwing a solid jab.
10:17You used the words already confident at the end of the first round, comfortable at the end of the second.
10:24And I think that sort of sums up Brad Ray at the moment.
10:27I think he's enjoying it in there.
10:28Body shots as well.
10:30He was in Birmingham last week.
10:37His big mate Connor Walker winning, and I don't know if you saw the shots of him jumping up and down,
10:42and people say, why weren't you in bed the week before your fight?
10:45He said, I wasn't going to miss it.
10:46He's my best mate in boxing.
10:48I said, where's he to like, Connor?
10:49He says, on holiday.
10:50He said, but he'll be watching Connor Walker.
10:52And he said, we're going to do the double.
11:08Jabs from Peters.
11:09Just trying to get some space.
11:12Maybe back up Ray if he can.
11:16It was a nice jab to the body from Peters.
11:18He needs more of that.
11:22Again, good jab to the body from Brad Ray.
11:30He's closing the distance well.
11:32He's making Peters use those long legs.
11:35He's not landing that much, Shaq and Peters at the moment.
11:52Saturday, July the 12th, the rings.
12:05Huge show in New York.
12:07Palangasheira, Stevenson against Zepeda.
12:10Two weeks today.
12:14Live on the zone.
12:15I'm going out for that, Dave.
12:20It's such a good one.
12:22It's a brilliant show.
12:23We're in a really good spot with boxing.
12:26We're getting some cracking shows.
12:27Some brilliant fights.
12:31Shaq and Peters just looking down to someone in the crowd.
12:34Round four.
12:35He's got a lot of friends and family here,
12:37but he's outnumbered with Brad Ray fans.
12:40Both have lots of green in their trunks and tassels as well at the side.
12:47Similar, but it's the predominantly black trunks of Shaq and Peters,
12:51and it's the sort of white and black splodges of Brad Ray with those white boots.
12:56It's Manchester and Birmingham.
12:59Two really good fighters.
13:01A lot of respect for each other.
13:03No nastiness.
13:05Good guys out of the ring.
13:0740 wins between them against only three defeats.
13:10Quality.
13:11This is a good opening segment for the round for Brad Ray.
13:15He opened up with a heavy jab to the body,
13:17and then doubling the left hooks, finding his range there.
13:21When Peters lands, Peters are almost like arm shots.
13:24Shaq and Peters has been pretty inactive.
13:29He did have that workout against Baidu Kama in the Cannon Arena in Sheffield
13:36when he was meant to be fighting for the European title,
13:38but he hasn't had a lot of ring action in the last couple of years.
13:43Good right hand from Brad Ray.
13:46Working right hand round the guard.
13:48He's proving problematic here.
13:50Good defence from Ray.
13:52Tactics are effective.
13:54Closing the range, the distance.
13:56This is excellent from Brad Ray.
13:59There's a difference when the punches are landing at the moment.
14:02At the moment, the heavier punches are coming from the guy that's come up in waiting.
14:08In Brad Ray.
14:09Just these cute shots, though, from Shaq and Peters, who can be awkwardly effective with the height and the long arms.
14:21But Ray doesn't seem to fear Shaq and Peters' power.
14:25Seven knockouts on the Peters' record.
14:27And Ray's just intent on walking it down and firing off shots to head and to body.
14:32And it's Brad Ray that's making the Peters' jab miss there.
14:40He's calm.
14:41He's very relaxed.
14:41He's just watching the shots that come in and he's just slipping.
14:44He's making minimal movements, not big movements.
14:46So he's not tearing himself out.
14:47Then he comes back with good shots like that.
14:49He's making Peters' work as well.
14:52Very hard.
14:54Yeah.
14:54Good body shots from Brad Ray.
14:56This is a fabulous start for the 27-year-old.
15:02Eight years younger.
15:05Coming up in weight, not having to struggle to middleweight.
15:09There's a smile as well.
15:11Oh, that's a better right hand.
15:12But he does walk into a right hand.
15:14Sort of shakes it off.
15:15Peters needs more of that.
15:16Yeah, it was more of a sharp right hand rather than a heavy right hand.
15:20But that's a good right hand from Brad Ray.
15:23That's what I'm saying.
15:24The difference when they both land, Ray to me is the one that's got the heavier hands.
15:28Or is delivering with more intent.
15:33That's an old Felix Trinidad trick.
15:35Get caught with a shot, get him low with the next one.
15:39Both swinging from the hip.
15:40Ray ends the round as the southpaw.
15:43Feet tripping up.
15:44Shaka and Peters goes back to his corner.
15:49And you're giving Brad Ray the round.
15:51Yeah, I am, yeah.
15:53I think it's because when they both land in, the heavier shots are coming from Ray.
15:57But then Ray's putting combinations and solid punches together.
16:02Peters having the occasional success.
16:04That was a nice sharp right hand.
16:05But he needs more.
16:06He needs more work of that.
16:08He needs to get a little bit of respect or put a little bit of doubt into Brad Ray's mind right now.
16:15Because we're a third of the fight over.
16:18And Brad Ray can be nothing but confident in this.
16:21Once you get your nose in front.
16:23You know when you're fighting for it and you come through the hard points in your career and everything's on the line.
16:27Once you get your nose in front, it's a lot easier because you just feel as though.
16:31Whereas the other man's got to change.
16:35The other man's got to make an imprint on the fight.
16:37Seconds out.
16:39Round five.
16:42Two very good fighters and it's blending beautifully on this Saturday night in home.
16:53Brad Ray with a terrific first third of this.
16:58Shakan Pidders with work to do.
17:01Pidders who turned professional way back in 2017.
17:05They've both experienced excellent fighters.
17:09But Pidders has fought at a higher level.
17:11He has.
17:16Better from Pidders.
17:17Trying to free his arms.
17:19And he's got to put more might and meat into these punches.
17:23And I do think somebody's had a word with him in the corner.
17:25Because he has come out in this round.
17:27Even his jabs have got more intent behind him.
17:29But it's when he does that, he just invites Brad Ray to go to work.
17:37Well, he must have thought that Ray would start very fast.
17:40We knew that would happen.
17:41But he's not going anywhere, Brad Ray.
17:43He's right in front of Pidders.
17:45Because he's been able to do what he wanted to do at his own pace.
17:49So he's been able to pinch those moments, pinch those breaks where he can get his breather.
17:53So he's not had to work at under a mile now himself.
17:56And good defence as he comes in as well.
17:58Lovely uppercut with the left hand.
18:00First time he's tried that, Brad Ray.
18:02He really feels relaxed in there.
18:05And he's closing this distance to prevent the Pidders levers working effectively.
18:13Jab to the body.
18:14Needs more of that, Pidders.
18:15He needs to find room.
18:17You can see he has mentally had a lot of shift in his round, Pidders.
18:21He is putting a little bit more weight on his punches.
18:23He's looking for a little bit more intense.
18:24Try and steady Ray up a little bit.
18:26Oh, good Ray, but actually, he took a little glance in the right hand,
18:33but then Pidders came out with a heavier right hand himself.
18:36But Brad Ray just walked through it.
18:39But that's better.
18:41Yeah, better work from Pidders.
18:42More of it.
18:43Volume is good.
18:44Uppercut again with that left hand from Brad Ray.
18:48Pidders tries the body shot.
18:50Really heating up here in the fifth round of this European title clash.
18:54Which is every bit as good as we hoped.
19:01Good work from Pidders on the inside.
19:03Digging down here.
19:05As Ray stood southpaw,
19:07his defence is a little bit more open for the right hand of Pidders.
19:10Brought to the body in the head.
19:11Body shot from Shaq and Pidders,
19:13who just moves Brad Ray back and utilises that weight.
19:17This is the best round for Shaq and Pidders.
19:20He's found something here.
19:23Oh, oh.
19:24Body shots.
19:25Right hand again.
19:26There was a good left hand from Brad Ray there, I think.
19:28Rappi just almost got my way.
19:31Both of them with batting shots in the round of the fight so far.
19:37Right hand from Ray.
19:39Hard to spit them in the round,
19:41but definitely Pidders' best session so far.
19:44Definitely.
19:44And just speaking there,
19:45Brad Ray just grabbed hold of Pidders with his left arm there.
19:48Right at the end of the round.
19:49That's the first time when they've got up close
19:51that Ray's look to hold.
19:52A much better round for Shaq and Pidders there.
19:58It's the first time that I've seen Ray lose his shape.
20:02And I just thought that when he was southpaw on the inside,
20:05I get what he's trying to do for his own attacks,
20:07but it seemed to be a little bit more of London was getting caught.
20:10That was a beautiful shot that Pidders walked him onto.
20:12But it was more open for the right hand's look to the head and the body.
20:15As he stood southpaw there,
20:17Pidders managed to land some shots.
20:23But that was a good left up.
20:27Good exchanges.
20:29Yeah, both of them landing.
20:30Fabulous shot.
20:31Ten seconds, Corden.
20:32I thought that was one of the best rounds we've had in a long time for the GBM show.
20:39Round six.
20:42Sixth round here.
20:43Shaq and Pidders really back into this.
20:46But Brad Ray landed those left uppercuts in the fifth.
20:50He might not have won the round,
20:51but he's certainly won three rounds so far,
20:54if not four.
20:55Yeah.
20:58What happens next?
21:00Remember, the natural weight advantage is with Shaq and Pidders.
21:06How will Brad Ray cope as this goes deep?
21:09And they've called it deep waters this show.
21:12We could see that.
21:13We could see that.
21:18Good work underneath there from Pidders.
21:22Brad Ray's definitely not as comfortable as what he was.
21:26Interesting looking at Steve Wood,
21:27who's with Brad Ray over the other side of the ring.
21:30And Izzy Asif with Shaq and Pidders.
21:32A penny for their thoughts.
21:34He's back as a southpaw.
21:35Do you like that or not?
21:40Listen, maybe attack-wise,
21:42I see why he's doing it.
21:44He's had success.
21:45But I do think he's a little bit more vulnerable defensively.
21:48Body shot from Pidders.
21:49Good jab.
21:50Pidders has landed some good body shots these last couple of rounds.
21:53Right hand and a left hook from Brad Ray.
21:59Can he plays open the Pidders' defence?
22:03As Pidders tries to get a foothold right back into this.
22:06Good jab from the Birmingham man,
22:08doubling it up.
22:09All Pidders' punches for the last couple of rounds have had more intention on them.
22:14And even the short shots are sharper.
22:17A bit more meat here, a little bit more weight on them.
22:20And they all zap the energy out of you.
22:21It's boxed back to the last couple of rounds, Shaq and Pidders.
22:29No doubt about that.
22:31Ray's still trying to attack the body, not having the same success.
22:35And there's the weight of Pidders.
22:44And he's tried the body shots too now.
22:51Noticeably less from Brad Ray.
22:53Just look a bit more forced, don't they?
23:15The work of Brad Ray.
23:17Not landing this clean either.
23:19And a lot of these shots to the body now,
23:22Pidders are landing clean.
23:23The jabs, the right hands.
23:28And they just chip away.
23:30That's a good short right hand from Brad Ray,
23:32but a good right up come back from Pidders.
23:33This is good work here.
23:35Yeah, good shots from the pair of them.
23:37But definitely Shaq and Pidders back in this.
23:41Has he taken the last couple of rounds?
23:44Fantastic.
23:44Let's get over to one of Hull's heroes.
23:47He was always in crackling fights.
23:49Alex is with Tommy Coyle.
23:52Here with local legend Tommy Coyle,
23:54who's absolutely no stranger to 12-round fights.
23:57What are you making of the fight tonight and how you're scoring it?
23:59It's a fantastic fight.
24:00Brad, he's boxing a great fight.
24:03I'd like to see Pidders get behind the jab a little bit more,
24:05be a little bit more spiteful with a jab.
24:07But it's a great fight,
24:08and I think it might come down to who wants it the most.
24:11And speaking to you before,
24:12you did predict that it would go this way.
24:14What do you know about Brad Ray?
24:16They train a certain way in Manchester.
24:18I went there for many years and trained with Jamie Moore and Nigel.
24:21And I just know that they're going to play and attack the body very, very well tonight.
24:27And I think, you know, when you have a tall fighter attacking the body sometimes,
24:31what you need to do.
24:34Brilliant.
24:34Thank you, Tommy.
24:36Seconds out.
24:39Round seven.
24:40Great to see Tommy.
24:43Tommy, I went over earlier.
24:44He gave me a hug and he said, we had some great times, didn't we?
24:48Oh, yeah.
24:48What a warrior.
24:50It really was.
24:53Always got the best out of himself.
24:55Still runs the fruit and vegetable in Hull.
24:58Meanwhile, second half of what's been an intriguing European light heavyweight title fight.
25:06From Pitters there on the inside.
25:08And again.
25:08But he's beginning to target the body.
25:10He's all slow Ray down.
25:12He's all body language when he's stepping up off the stool for the last three rounds has been different.
25:16Oh, good work.
25:18Great work.
25:18And these body shots are having an effect on Brad Ray, Adam.
25:21Upper cup from shotgun pitters.
25:23Best moments in the fight for the Birmingham light heavyweight.
25:27The former British champion.
25:29Desperate to get hold of this European belt.
25:32And there is a big shift in the plot.
25:34All Brad Ray early.
25:36Now, shotgun pitters.
25:37He's showing what he's all about.
25:44Oh, upper cup.
25:46The up from Brad Ray.
25:47Tommy might be right.
25:48It might come down to who wants it most.
25:50But I just wondered if the natural size advantage here of pitters in these six, seven, eight, nine rounds might get to Ray.
26:03It's a good fight, Adam.
26:05It's a very good fight.
26:10Which corner would you rather be in now?
26:13Right now, there seems to be in a shift.
26:15So, I would be, I'm going to jump over into shotgun pitters' corner right now.
26:20So, you basically swap corners.
26:22Swap corners.
26:22Swap corners, yeah.
26:24And you might swap back again.
26:26Who knows?
26:27That's boxing.
26:29Brad Ray going again for that juicy left uppercut.
26:33As they stand, center ring.
26:36But it's good defense from pitters.
26:37And then good work back from pitters.
26:40Oh, that's a beautiful right body shot.
26:43There's a real confidence now about shotgun pitters.
26:46Brad Ray digging out these hooks.
26:49But it looks harder work for the man from Manchester.
26:53He's trying now to get through these tough times.
26:56What a fight.
26:58It's a great fight.
26:59Oh.
27:00Big right hand from shotgun pitters.
27:02No knockdowns yet.
27:03And then the body shots.
27:04Look at the body shots after it.
27:05Body shots are great.
27:06No knockdowns yet in the fight.
27:08But surely something has got to give.
27:11I just feel that pitters seems to be chipping away now.
27:15Breaking down that resistance.
27:16Just block by block.
27:18Oh, good shot.
27:21In Doncaster, GBM top with Terry Harper's world title defense.
27:26But we were saying that this fight bothered me the best that GBM have put on in the three years.
27:33Because of the quality of the team.
27:35Yeah, without a doubt.
27:35Big right hand from pitters.
27:41Good left hand from Brad Ray though at the end.
27:44Another good round from shotgun pitters.
27:46And nods to his corner on the way back.
27:48The confidence now is oozing out of shotgun pitters.
27:51He feels as though he's breaking down Brad Ray.
27:54I just...
27:55It's remarkable the difference in body language from pitters from the early rounds.
28:00First four rounds, it's like he was half asleep.
28:02And Brad Ray was being able to box at his own pace.
28:06Everyone was relaxed.
28:07He was working when he wanted to work.
28:08And he was putting in some great work.
28:10Now there's a complete difference.
28:13Brad Ray's having to fight.
28:15He's having to work hard.
28:16He's having to work when he don't want to work.
28:18He's not finding the target as easy as what it was.
28:21The connecting arena here.
28:28There's Andy Abrel in the corner of Brad Ray.
28:31They've worked ever so hard for this chance.
28:34Paul Soggy Cunahan as always.
28:37Second out.
28:37With Shaq and pitters.
28:39Round eight.
28:40And this has seesawed around.
28:44Early success for Brad Ray.
28:46Who looked comfortable, relaxed.
28:49Throwing out body shots.
28:51And taking Shaq and pitters out of his groove.
28:54But pitters just sort of woke up, didn't he?
28:57Got off his stool.
28:58In about round number five.
28:59Five, six, seven have probably gone his way.
29:02It's very close now.
29:04I'll be honest with you.
29:06I kind of gave...
29:08I had the feeling I gave Brad Ray the first four rounds.
29:12But I've given pitters the last three.
29:16I gave one even, so I've got it leveled at the moment.
29:19It's that sort of fight.
29:21Three judges at ringside will decide it.
29:25If it goes the distance.
29:26Mark Lyson, Mark Bates and Victor Loughlin, who's just in front of us.
29:34Ray again, switching stances.
29:44Pitters.
29:46With those big, looping, arcing shots.
29:52I think pitters needs to keep going to the body.
29:55So I do think those bodies should have been in effect.
30:01Right hand from Ray.
30:04But they're more single shots now.
30:07Needs those combinations back.
30:09Trying to get them, but pitters is matching him.
30:18The strength of the light, natural light everywhere, it seems to have been a big factor in the last couple rounds.
30:23Although that's a good right uppercut and right hook from Bad Ray.
30:27Common tennis curves, Dave.
30:28Right hand from Ray.
30:30Gumshield's out.
30:31Pitters comes back with a big uppercut.
30:33Ray and the exchange inside.
30:38This is already a contender for one of the domestic fights of the year.
30:43A summer sizzler here between Shaq and Pitters and Brad Ray.
30:52Blood from the nose of Brad Ray.
30:54Opened probably by one of the uppercuts.
30:56The refs missed the gumshield there.
30:58It was a breaking player there and it never told him to pull the gumshield back in.
31:02The gumshield's still on the canvas.
31:06I think it's Shaq and Pitters' gumshield, you know, because he's been holding a lot since the gumshield came out.
31:11Body shots from Pitters.
31:13Ray, look at the heart and the spirit of these two warriors.
31:18Bleeding from the nose, Brad Ray.
31:20But right into the furnace.
31:25What a cracking European title fight.
31:30I'm trying to look at who it is.
31:32It might have been fighting for Ray, is it not?
31:34Body shot from Pitters.
31:36Whatever happens next, I want to see this fight again.
31:39Oh, without a doubt.
31:40Oh.
31:41Look at this from Brad Ray.
31:45Gumshield's still lying on the canvas.
31:46And it's not Shaq and Pitters.
31:53They don't even realise.
31:55Brad Ray for almost the whole round without a gumshield.
31:59It's nose bleeding.
32:01That is a fighter.
32:02That's nails, mate.
32:03That's nails.
32:03The freedom different in Manchester.
32:12Such a hard-fought fight this is.
32:13It really is.
32:14It's a hard-fought fight.
32:16It's a hard-fought fight.
32:21It's a hard-fought fight.
32:23It's a hard-fought fight.
32:28It's a hard-fought fight.
32:29It's a hard-fought fight.
32:3110 seconds, corners.
32:342 seconds, corners.
32:372 seconds out.
32:39Round 9.
32:41Four rounds left.
32:44Championship rounds how many rounds have you given for a piece?
32:49Quite possibly. Yeah, I think I think that last round
32:52once
32:53It's a strange one because I actually thought that it was pitas as gum shield that came out because then he started to hold him
32:58More and Brad race stepped up the work rate, but it's rare that I lost the gum shield and just thought
33:04Let's have it. I think yeah
33:06I think we've got it 4-4. You've got it 4-4. I think I've got pitas
33:11But it's one of those it could go either way. It's so tight rounds five and rounds eight
33:18Two of the best sessions you'll see in boxing
33:22European title fight. Oh, it's good work double left up
33:26Both of them have got 20 wins another one. Shakan pitas has felt those left up
33:31Good jab and again race nose is just a bloody mask and
33:36He's fighting through the the pain and me breathing must be affected as well, but
33:44They have dedicated themselves to this moment
33:50Work from pinnaces
33:53Partially effective ray trying to come back with his own
33:56Oh
34:05Good short right hook from Brad ray two good shots from ray, but I'm not sure
34:11I'm not sure he has the power at this stage pitas
34:15Suddenly looks a lot stronger good defense room Shakan pitas
34:20I think pitas may have paced this fight just a little bit better than Brad ray
34:28Yeah
34:30Although ray is coming on strong and still that's a good way. We don't know which way this is going to go
34:40A minute left of the night pitas has had his success in this round so is ray. Oh, what a big shot
34:50And then pitas comes back to the body another right and from bad ray
34:56Adam it's very hard score these rounds
35:00Extremely competitive extremely close for another brilliant main event on the zone
35:07boxing uppercut for a Brad ray. He's been good with that left hand
35:15Right and chopping down
35:17This is a better round for Brad ray. He's suddenly found something very second wind
35:27Uppercut from pitas and body shot back comes ray
35:35Oh another one from Brad ray
35:37Oh
35:41What a fight
35:42They're just trading punches
35:43It's an absolute humdinger
35:46Alex is going to try and get the two men either side of them
35:50Steve one with Brad ray, Izzy has Steve with Shakan pitas. What do they think?
35:55Izzy and Steve what warrior spirit we're seeing on display from Brad ray and Shakan pitas
36:00Is what are you making of the fight so far really really close by
36:04We'll just see about credits of both of them
36:06They've dug it in deep not disappointed really close
36:09Depends what you like might be one or two rounds in it either way. I'm not sure
36:13Yeah, I think it's a great fight as well
36:15And we always knew it was but for me
36:17Brad's just edged it with the power shots
36:19I think he's getting more off each round at the worst is five four up
36:23He could be six feet so uh, it's looking good for us. Someone's going to tire. Hopefully Shakan pitas and we've got a new
36:30He oughta beaten Shakan pitas in Brad ray
36:32Thank you guys
36:34Steve would confident that his man is that it might be Brad ray
36:40Shakan pitas has had his moments but that the ninth round might have been a turning point back in favor of Brad ray
36:47I've got Brad ray one round up
36:53Last nine minutes remember tommy coil's words
36:56It will come down to who wants it the most what's it like dave this stage of a fight when you're tired
37:02You've given everything and you've got to find something more to close the show. It's about nuts and guts right now, mate
37:09That's what it's about
37:12Can you hold your shape can you keep concentration?
37:16Sometimes there's one with a better defense
37:18Brad ray's fans on their feet left hook to the top of the head of Shakan pitas
37:27And again good work from Brad ray
37:29Good left hook underneath on Brad ray there
37:32But then pitas answers back
37:34Pitas coming back with body shots
37:37At 35 what an effort it is
37:39From Shakan pitas here comes ray
37:42Ripping in punches
37:44Brad the stingray
37:47Digging deep and what conditioning from both counts
37:52Incredible
37:53Brad ray looked
38:01He looked tired about three rounds ago right now. He's a fresher man
38:06He's got his second wind and he's really going with it
38:09It looked like Shakan pitas have come back the weight would come into it
38:13Brad ray was starting to just do less
38:16Punches didn't seem to have the effect, but look at this now started well and he's finishing very well pitas
38:24Trying to get him close, but Brad ray
38:27Looks like he won't be denied tonight
38:37The younger man the fresher man now is hunting pitas down
38:43And he's swinging the fight back in his favor brad ray
38:58Chopping right hand there you go says andy abril in the red corner pitas just not landing enough here
39:06And brad ray walking through walls tonight to try and land the european belt
39:10And this goes all the way back to those early rounds when I said to you that it's far too early and far too easy for brad ray
39:17Landing his shots there's zap you
39:21And brad ray has made it his sort of fight now
39:25He's got back in there close the gap
39:30And shakan pitas has just got to throw caution to the wing he can't jab a move now
39:35Good body shot for brad ray it's a great round for brad ray
39:42Wow what a performance from the stingray and if you're watching on your holiday connor walker you can be proud of your best mate
39:50Conor walker would love this kind of fire
39:52What action here in hull and later tonight
40:22Wow over in the states jake fall returns mvp
40:28With paul against mexico's former champion
40:34At the honda center in anaheim
40:38What a night ahead on design and it's not over in the uk
40:42Yet there's six minutes to go
40:45Is brad ray in front i think he is don't think he is
40:48Three judges at ringside who knows check out bitters surely he's got work to do here
40:58But it's been a brilliant fight at a phenomenal pace
41:02Left hook from brad ray
41:20Could this be finally his night brad ray's good over right from rare
41:29Good body shots he came onto the scene and people thought he might be a real superstar in the sport
41:35He got a bit forgotten after the defeat to tyler denny
41:39But this might just be the moment that he reminds british and european boxing what he's all about
41:47He's fought his heart out tonight ray
41:49They both have had him they both have they both have
41:52Yeah it's been a brilliant fight jack up it is has given everything
41:59But it's not been his ideal fight
42:02spitters
42:06Let's be fair it's the way that he likes to fight he doesn't use his eye and his reach
42:09He's got blood to the elbow he's had that for a while
42:16It's cut right open shack up in his digs in the body shot good work from the birmingham man in the 11th round
42:23Could there be another shift in the plot here
42:25Hardly a moment to breathe no rest for the two of them
42:41They've gone hammer and tongs since the opening bell pittas back with body shots
42:47What a performance from the pair
42:49I think pittas is working well this round
42:52Brad ray looks a little bit more tired
42:57But now he's taking his turn to try and press the action
43:04Pittas really
43:07Sucking up the body shots comes back with an uppercut good work from shakam pittas in the 11th
43:13He's brand rings finally feeling a little bit he's got to be yeah, I think I think he's got to be unless he's not human there
43:27Just pumping whatever he can out that's a good left hook underneath
43:36I'll tell you what but pittas has worked outwards in this round I think
43:40Shaka pittas has come back at him
43:44How close is it now?
43:46I think
43:48What time make my day
43:50How the world
43:51I swear to say
43:53Again, put it on
43:55What time make my day
43:57Make my day
43:59Make my day
44:01Make my day
44:01Make my day
44:02Make my day
44:04Make my day
44:06Make my day
44:07Who's winning this?
44:09I think Brad Ray's winning it, but
44:11For me, I think it's by about a round
44:14It could be a round, it could be two rounds, but
44:16And I think it's
44:18There's a round, innit, how I've got it
44:20But
44:21It's close
44:23It's one of those fights
44:26I'll be honest with you
44:27People are probably watching it on TV and seeing it one way
44:31Ten seconds, callers
44:32It's been a
44:34Fantastic, sizzling atmosphere
44:37It's been a brilliant
44:39European title fight
44:40People on their feet at ringside
44:42I think even before the 12th round
44:45This is the best fight
44:46At this level
44:47That GBM have put on
44:49Live on his own
44:50We've only got three minutes left
44:55And it comes down
44:56Maybe
44:58To this
44:59Good start from Ray
45:01Heavy left hook, heavy right hook
45:04Astonishingly
45:09There have been no knockdowns in the fight
45:12Both have sucked it up
45:14They've shown great chins
45:16Great bottle
45:17Oh, great shot
45:18Oh, up the gun as well
45:20Had a knockdown or something now
45:22Might seal it for one or the other
45:24Pitters finishing strongly
45:26What a comeback from
45:28Shotgun hitters
45:29What you got left, boys
45:41That's what he's down to
45:43Two minutes left
45:48Two gladiators
45:50Giving their all
45:51This is why we love boxing
45:54The dedication and desire
45:59That these two have put in
46:00To win the European title
46:02Has been incredible
46:04Left hook from Brad Ray
46:13Back comes Pitters
46:15So close
46:16Some of these rounds
46:17Maybe a draw's on the cards
46:19Oh, good round from Pitters
46:21Again
46:22We have to have a rematch, Dave
46:24Oh, I've definitely watched this again
46:26Oh
46:27Down from Brad Ray
46:29And now Pitters
46:30Has got to hold on
46:32And regroup
46:33The two of them
46:34Almost saving the best till last
46:37Upper cup from Pitters
46:40Some of these rounds
46:41That's a big right
46:42All from Brad Ray
46:43Pitters is hurt there
46:45Ray
46:45With huge shots
46:47Big hooks
46:48And again
46:50A 10-8 round now
46:52Will seal it
46:53Pitters back
46:54Ray
46:55This has been
47:00A complete pleasure
47:02Pitters can't pick
47:03Pitters his legs
47:03That's why Winston ropes
47:05From start to finish
47:07Pitters digging deep
47:09Firing back
47:11Brad Ray
47:12With huge hooks
47:13Has Ray sealed it
47:15Last 30 seconds
47:16How the judges got it
47:2012 rounds
47:22For the European light heavyweight title
47:24That will be played over and over again
47:27Oh
47:28Oh
47:28Last 10
47:337
47:356
47:365
47:37The bell's gonna come
47:38We don't want it
47:39It's been amazing
47:40Brad Ray
47:42No I think Brad Ray got that
47:55Beautiful brutality
47:57Shaq
47:58And he's got it
48:00Brad Ray believes he has
48:03Is he fixing Shaq
48:05And Pitters
48:06You're not sure
48:08No I think Brad Ray got that
48:09No I think Brad Ray got that
48:09No I think Brad Ray got that
48:10Brad Ray
48:11Alex Fagas not sure
48:13I'm looking around me at ringside
48:15So close
48:19Such a close fight
48:20But I do think that Brad Ray's won that
48:22Unbelievable fight
48:26Unbelievable fight
48:27What a fight
48:28What a superb
48:31Exhibition
48:33Of boxing
48:34At it's best
48:35For the European title
48:37Two guys
48:38Who've had a terribly difficult year
48:40And they gave it
48:42Absolutely everything
48:44This is what boxing is about Adam
48:46They're not Olympians
48:47They're not world champions
48:48They're not super prospects
48:49These are two honest guys
48:50That have had a hard road
48:52Throughout their careers
48:53And they've got their opportunity
48:54And they've both given it
48:55Absolutely everything
48:57We couldn't ask that
48:58Any more from either one of them
48:59My gut feeling
49:00Is that Brad Ray deserves it
49:02But
49:03Shaq Campelli's put in
49:05Such a shift
49:06Some of those body shots
49:07He had rounds in the middle
49:09One or two of them
49:10Could have gone either way
49:11Three judges
49:12It'll be very interesting
49:13To see how they've got it
49:14But you know what
49:15What comes into this as well
49:16Is which side of the ring
49:18You're watching it from
49:18Because
49:19Depending on the side of the ring
49:21So that was that kind of fight
49:23Where you might not see a left up
49:25You might not see a right hand
49:26Because of the side of the ring
49:27Because there was a lot of action
49:29To and fro from there
49:30Both punching at the same time
49:31Same time punching
49:32It's very hard to split sometimes
49:34It's what you like
49:35Who is going to get it
49:40Both know it's close
49:44It will mean the world to the winner
49:48And for the loser
49:49It will be devastation
49:52But there is no loser tonight
49:53They were both
49:55Terrific
49:58And the boxing just keeps coming
50:01Through July
50:04It's capsule and you back next week
50:07Then we're over in New York
50:08For Shiraz Belanga
50:11Then
50:12Back to Wembley
50:13It's Ussi Gundabwa 2
50:15The biggest fight of the year so far
50:17For all the heavyweight
50:19Marbles
50:20At the National Stadium
50:22Live only
50:23On DAZN
50:25July the 19th
50:26Three weeks today
50:28Meanwhile
50:29The weight
50:30The agonizing weight
50:32And you know what
50:33If it's a draw
50:34They can at least go back with something
50:36We've got to see this fight again
50:38Yeah
50:38I'd watch it again
50:39Definitely
50:40Do you think the judges will have it close?
50:45Do you think they'll have it straight?
50:46I hope that they have it close
50:48Because I do think it was a close fight
50:51I don't want to see no
50:52118
50:52118
50:53110
50:54Scorecard
50:55But
50:56It's one of those
50:57Every round is competitive
51:00Some people might see it one way
51:02But every round was competitive
51:03All smiles between the pad
51:06That is what's great about this sport
51:08They can smash each other up for 12 rounds
51:12And then they can go for a beer afterwards
51:14We love it
51:15Who gets the European title?
51:19Let's find out Aki
51:20Ladies and gentlemen
51:28I think you'll all agree
51:30That both of these warriors
51:31Deserve a huge ovation
51:34After 12 rounds of boxing
51:43We go to the judges' scorecards
51:45Judge Victor Laughlin scores the contest
51:491.15 to 1.14
51:51Judge Mark Lyson scores the contest
51:551.15 to 1.14
51:58And Judge Mark Bates scores the contest
52:021.15 to 1.13
52:04All three in favour of your winner
52:07By unanimous decision
52:09And now the European champion
52:12From Manchester
52:18Brad Bray
52:19Are you watching Connor Walker?
52:35Your boy has done it
52:37Brad Bray is the European light heavyweight champion
52:41And the judges were so close
52:44By two Mark Bates
52:46By one Victor Laughlin
52:48By one Mark Lyson
52:50It was that sort of fight
52:51And the gun for me and for you
52:54Is that Brad just stood in office
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