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FOOT CLAIMS VICTORY IN NORTH EAST CLASSIC / PEEP MAGAZINE by Phil Lindsay

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Glenn Foot came through an all action classic against fellow Sunderland boxer, Kirk Goodings in what was an electric atmosphere at The Lancastrian Suite, Dunston. Phil Jeffries' latest promotion was always going to be a sell out, especially after the bout between the Wearside pair was added. Both men were coming off the back of a defeat and it was Foot who called out the region's local fighters at welterweight and Goodings duly answered the call, stepping up two weights for the bout. As soon as the fight was added to the 'Impact: Fighters Will Fall' show, the whole region's boxing community was on red alert. There have been some big local derby match ups in recent times but this was surely the most hotly anticipated. Foot started off well from the opening bell, using an educated jab to pressure Goodings and it wasn't long before he started landing solid right hands. As the first round progressed, Goodings began to get into things and the touch paper w