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Tyson/Francis Round-by-Round Update
Final Result
Tyson wins by TKO in second.
R Round Updates
2Tyson landed a left hook and was after Francis. Two punches at the ropes put Francis down. He was up at 8. Tyson landed a right to the body and right uppercut and Francis went down. He was up at 7. A right hand uppercut dropped Francis for the third time and referee Roy Francis, no relation, stopped the fight.
1Tyson missed a left, then landed a left. Both men were going forward, but missing. Tyson landed a jab, missed a right. Then there was a clinch. Francis got in two body punches as Tyson missed. Tyson landed a left to the head and they clinched. Tyson got in a right to the body, then a left to the body that backed up Francis. Action slowed as the round reached midpoint. There was a lot of clinching in the round. Tyson missed a right and landed a left to the body and a left to the head. Then he landed a left to the body. They clinched. Tyson got in a left hook to the head and right to the head and short right hook dropped Francis at 2:18. Francis was up at 9. Tyson came in with two lefts to the body. A short left hand put Francis down again and he was up at 7. The bell rang.
 At the introduction, Tyson got a bigger ovation by the 21,000 in the MEN Arena than Francis, the British champion.


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