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It was packed at the Terminal in Brovary as Ukraine Otamans defeated Dolce & Gabbana Italia Thunder with panache in their Group B encounter. Double Olympic Champion Vasyl Lomachenko, hardman Ivan Golub and London 2012 bronze medallist Oleksandr Gvozdyk were all unstoppable on a quality night of boxing in the World Series of Boxing (WSB). 

The action got underway with the Bantamweight (50-54kg) showdown between the untested 21-year-old Ukrainian Mykola Butsenko and Italian pro boxer Daniele Limone. Despite getting a bloody nose in the first, the Otamans southpaw managed to edge the round after connecting with some good one-twos. Butsenko’s speed and agility were causing his rival some trouble as he landed some precise shots to take the second. A nasty clash of heads in the third had Butsenko in a bit of trouble however he recovered well to dominate that round too. The Ukrainian debutant grew in confidence as the fight wore on and his precision and intelligent shot selection saw him stamp his authority on the remaining rounds as he recorded an impressive victory for himself.

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