Francesco Patera entered this fight with a boxing record of 21-3-0 (7 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.19 lightweight in the world. He faced Edis Tatli twice in 2017 winning the first bout but losing the second one; after this fight he has beat Ruben Gouveia, Lewis Ritson (Lewis Ritson vs Francesco Patera) and Marvin Petit.
His opponent, Paul Hyland Jnr, has an official record of 20-1-0 (7 knockouts) and he entered as the No.110 in the same weight class. He also faced Lewis Ritson last year but Hyland lost the fight via tko in the first round (Lewis Ritson vs Paul Hyland Jnr); after this bout he has beat Giovanny Martinez and Miroslav Serban. Patera vs Hyland is valid for the EBU European lightweight title; undercard of Daniele Scardina vs Alessandro Goddi. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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2018 BOXING fight – Lewis Ritson vs Paul Hyland Jnr – full fight Video
Both undefetaed, the British Lw champion Lewis Ritson entered this fight with a perfect record of 15-0-0 (9 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.16 lightweight in the world while his opponent, Paul Hyland Jnr, has a boxing record of 18-0-0 (7 knockouts) and he entered as the No.58 in the same weight class. In their last three fights Ritson has won over Robbie Barrett, Joe Murray and Scott Cardle (Lewis Ritson vs Scott Cardle) while Hyland has beat Adam Dingsdale, Stephen Ormond and David Birmingham. Ritson vs Hyland is valid for the BBBofC British lightweight title; undercard of Josh Kelly vs Kris George. Watch the video and rate this fight!