Wild fight ends in trainers almost punching on

By Zachary Gates and Matt Bungard

The most spiteful fight on the Newcastle card went the distance, but many were left wondering if even six rounds were enough when a scuffle broke out after the bout.

Hassan Hamdan defeated Trent Girdham by unanimous decision, fighting back from a first-round knockdown to record a stirring comeback win.

Girdham’s corner was furious in the final round, screaming at the referee to disqualify Hamdan for a throw, which resulted in their fighter rolling out of the ring.

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The pair almost came to blows at Tuesday’s weigh-in, and had nothing nice to say about the other in the lead-up.

They shared an embrace after the final bell rang out, but not so much when the scores were announced.

A seething Girdham stormed out of the ring as Hamdan tried to reconcile, leading to the winner screaming “f–k you” a couple of times as the two camps had a melee.

“If he shook my hand there I would have given him all the rap in the world,” Hamdan said in the in-ring interview.

Hamdan’s trainer, Australian boxing legend Jeff Fenech, backed him up.

“I’m a little disappointed Rodney and these guys… if they thought their fighter won the fight there’s something wrong with them,” Fenech said.

“It was a close fight, it was a close fight. I thought the score, 58-57, was pretty spot on. I think it was a great fight, the two guys should be congratulated, and we shouldn’t need this crap after a great fight like that.”

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