Guernsey Press

Jennings wins on his return to the ring

LOOKING like he had never been away, Matt Jennings returned to action in some style in front of his vocal fans and helped Guernsey to complete a great escape at Beau Sejour on Saturday night.

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Five fights into the 12-bout card against a strong Hull Select team, the local Amalgamated Boys Club were staring down the barrel of a hammering in the big Open Show, as all five decisions had gone against them.

But from that 5-0 deficit, they hit back superbly to win six of the next seven – Dan Kirk's surprising unanimous defeat to Max Willis the only other Sarnian reverse – and with it, draw a cracking night of boxing 6-6.

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