Hanshaw cut badly by Mendy headbutt

Jean Paul Mendy D12 Anthony Hanshaw... In a fight that was supposed to crown a winner of ShoBox's super middleweight tournament, Anthony Hanshaw and Jean Paul Mendy fought to a draw in Southaven, Mississippi on Friday. The official scores were 115-113 Mendy, 115-113 Hanshaw and 114-114. Showtime announcer Steve Farhood had Hanshaw winning on his unofficial scorecard but Hanshaw didn't complain about the result in his post-fight interview. The bout was an awkward lefty-against-righty match-up that saw Hanshaw sustain a bad cut over his right eye yet seemingly outhustle Mendy over the late rounds. The twelfth round was a dramatic one as an already cut Hanshaw received a headbutt that tore the gash on his forehead wide open and covered his face in blood. A renergized Mendy pressed unsucessfully for the knockout as the crowd stood and cheered. A rematch seems likely but Hanshaw will be out for a few months as the cut was extremely wide. Both men remain undefeated, 21-0-1 for Hanshaw and 23-0-1 for Mendy and the IBO super middleweight title stays vacant.  While the eight-man tournament didn't generate as much attention as Showtime would have liked, the network deserves congratulations for providing opportunities to deserving boxers and competitive match-ups for the fans. Sometime before the summer starts, Hanshaw-Mendy II should provide an encore. source: shobox on showtime