#4 Todd Duffee vs. Jeff Hughes (Heavyweight)
This was ATT prospect Todd Duffee's first fight in over four years as his last fight ended in a loss against Frank Mir in July 2015. Jeff Hughes last fought in March this year and lost to Maurice Greene.
Round 1: Duffee read Hughes in the opening few seconds before pressing forwards with a combination. Duffee changed levels and got Hughes down. However, they got back up and clinched near the fence.
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Duffee connected with right and left hook combinations and kept Hughes pinned up against the fence. Hughes reversed positions before the began circling around. Hughes caught Duffee with a left hand, but Duffee answered with a big shot that rocked Hughes.
Duffee changed levels again but Hughes stuffed it. Back in the centre, Duffee kept up the pace and connected with big strikes in the pocket. An uppercut followed by a right hook stunned Hughes, who wobbled around near the fence. Hughes dropped down to both his knees as Duffee looked for the kill shot but Hughes hung in there. Hughes got back up and blindly swung his hands. They clinched and in an unfortunate incident, Duffee got poked in his left eye. The fight was stopped after Duffee complained of having troubles with his vision.
The doctor stepped in and called for the fight to end. What a bummer!
Todd Duffee vs. Jeff Hughes ends in a no-contest due to an unintentional foul (Round 1, 4:03)
Now, that was anti-climatic. However, nothing could have been done as Duffee suffered a nasty eye poke and there was no point in taking the risk. However, we're sure these two men will get an opportunity to go at it again in the future.