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11th February 2018
04:23am GMT

Fortunately, justice prevailed. Matthews got the unanimous decision after taking the third round through takedowns and superior striking. The judges awarded him the 29-28, 30-26, 30-26 victory.
During his Octagon interview with John Anik, Matthews explained that he harboured no ill will towards his adversary. Despite the fact that the foul caused his eye to bleed, he claimed he didn't even notice it happening.
"In the heat of the fight, you don’t realise that stuff. There was a couple of fingers in the glove, but in the heat of the fight, you'll do anything to win/ I can't fault that. No hard feelings at all."It was an important win for Matthews (12-3) who's now racked up consecutive wins for the first time since 2016. Meanwhile, the result sees Jingliang's impressive win-streak end at four.
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