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MacDonald tops in hometown bout

A hometown Banffite made good at the first sanctioned boxing match at Wild Bill’s on Saturday, March 24. In front of a packed house, Banff headliner John MacDonald defeated Ryan Skwara in the main event, earning a split decision win in three rounds.
Ashton Lynwinuk (blue) and Brian Samuel exchange lefts during their bout.
Ashton Lynwinuk (blue) and Brian Samuel exchange lefts during their bout.

A hometown Banffite made good at the first sanctioned boxing match at Wild Bill’s on Saturday, March 24.

In front of a packed house, Banff headliner John MacDonald defeated Ryan Skwara in the main event, earning a split decision win in three rounds.

Spurred on by a hometown crowd, MacDonald attacked from the opening bell, peppering Skwara with a series of combos. Stalking his opponent, he attempted to cut the ring in half and unleash a flurry of shots to the head of his opponent.

“The plan was just to throw as much as I could and hope it lands,” MacDonald said.

In the second round, Skwara upped his defensive game, forcing MacDonald to chase him around ring. MacDonald caught Skwara on the ropes on more than one occasion and landed several blows, but more often than not, Skwara was able to duck away with minimal damage, while inflicting pain in the process.

“He knows what he’s doing on the ropes. He’s been well coached,” MacDonald said.

However in the third, MacDonald caught up to Skwara and landed several solid jabs to the head. As the crowd chanted his name, MacDonald sought the combo to end the fight, but Skwara’s defence proved enough.

Organized by the Canmore and Banff boxing clubs, the undercard consisted of several fighters from afar.

Canmore-trained Neil Greeney looked in tough against Vincent Perzz, however he stunned his opponent with a right to the body in the third for the TKO.

Heavyweight William Wallace of Edmonton laid a beating on Doug Sutton of Penticton in the second match of the night. The B.C. fighter absorbed the drubbing and managed to stay on his feet for three rounds before Wallace was awarded the bout by unanimous decision.

Ashton Lynwinuk, also of Edmonton, managed to score a split decision victory over Brian Samuel of Red Deer. Samuel managed to cut Lynwinuk in the second, but the Edmonton fighter’s offence proved too potent.


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