Plenty of fans made the short trip from Colchester to cheer on Olympic bronze medalist Lewis Richardson. A downpour halfway through the bout did distract from the action a bit, but all in all, it was a solid debut and six valuable rounds in the bank.
Richardson beat Protkunas by unanimous decision
The undercard is well and truly under way at Portman Road and we've just seen the professional debut of Olympic bronze medalist Lewis Richardson.
The 28-year-old dominated all six rounds against Dmitri Protkunas and showed off his immense hand speed.
A big future before him in the pro game.
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Kal Sajad
BBC Sport at Portman Road, Ipswich
Good evening from a slightly soggy Portman Road.
Fabio Wardley is living the dream. Headlining a boxing event at the home of his beloved Ipswich Town Football Club, it doesn’t get much more special than that.
It’s worth ing that just a decade ago Wardley was working in recruitment in a London office and had never laced a pair of boxing gloves.
Now he’s edging ever so closer to a world-title shot. Boxing often writes its own scripts, and tonight could be another beautiful chapter for the Suffolk-man.
Wardley v Huni
We've had Wembley...
Image source, Getty ImagesWe've also had Tottenham Hotspur Stadium...
Image source, Getty ImagesNow, it's Portman Road in the spotlight.
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Yep, that's it, we're back for more boxing and we're taking you through every round of Fabio Wardley's homecoming fight against Australian heavyweight Justis Huni.
You know what it's like with these big-hitters, anything can happen!
Time to get into some build-up before the two make their ring walks.
Fabio Wardley v Justis Huni.
Portman Road.
Let's get to it.
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