‘Monster’ tamed

Reporters’ star ratings for main events and undercards are based on in-ring entertainment, competitiveness and whether overall expectation was met

BRENTWOOD

JULY 31

CHINA’S Xu Can, the “Monster,” came to the first show of Matchroom’s Fight Camp series on Saturday with the reputation of a fearsome volume-puncher. But he left soundly beaten.

Leigh Wood nullified him almost from the start. Can marched into the centre of the ring with his gloves up, only for Wood to whip hooks round his defences, screw his jab through that guard and follow up with crosses.

For fleeting