Cristofer Rosales has clicked into another gear in the ninth, hunting down Charlie Edwards.

The Brit has to cover up as Rosales unleashes, and that cut above Edwards' eye has opened up once more.

Relentless round from Rosales, good defence from Edwards and a clever combo to finish.

Three to go in this WBC flyweight world title fight...

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Martin Murray cannot believe it, but the decision has gone against him.

The first judge scores it as a 114-114 draw, but the final two judges give it to Hassam N'Dam, by 117-112 and 116-112 margins.

Disappointment for the Briton, who suffers the fifth defeat of a 43-fight career. Will there be a 44th bout for him?

Cristofer Rosales is going to have to go after Charlie Edwards if he wants to leave London with his title intact, he tries to pin the Englishman into a corner but sees the white-shorted challenger escape once more.

Rosales sneaks through, rattling the ribs of Edwards, but the Englishman is holding his own with a some neat combinations in the eighth.

Edwards winds up and misses, Rosales tries to work the body. Tight.

To the judges scorecards we go in Manchester. Maybe Martin Murray needed a big round. He didn't really get it. Both men lift an arm and stand on the ropes in their respective corners.

Both men are confident, one of them is probably going to be disappointed very soon.

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Look who is in Dillian Whyte's dressing room inspecting his hand wraps.

Former world cruiserweight champion Tony Bellew says Dereck Chisora is his "brother" so he's seemingly taken it upon himself to go across the corridor and keep tabs on things.

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It's getting a bit scrappy in the seventh as Charlie Edwards and Cristofer Rosales share a tired embrace.

Looks like a little cut on the forehead of Edwards, he'll hope that doesn't open up but there's a trickle of blood running down his face.

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It's a lovely looking clash in Manchester, and you can see why both men have either held or fought for world titles. Both good work, both still moving well. Three minutes to go. This is a close one. Very, very close.

Remember, N'Dam took a count in the fourth. In a fight like this, you never know if that swings it.

Nathan Gorman - an emerging British heavyweight - moved to 15 wins from 15 earlier with a points win over Razvan Cojanu, external.

Cojanu challenged Joseph Parker for a world title last year so the fact Gorman won practically every round bodes well.

Charlie Edwards yelps as he unleashes a huge right hand towards the body of Cristofer Rosales, who tries to back his opponent up against the ropes.

Edwards' feet are moving quicker than a Mad Friday dance-off in Pop World, he's trying to tire out Rosales in another even round.

Martin Murray is having to chase after his man and a good combination finds the target midway through the 10th after backing up N'Dam against the ropes, although the Frenchman is still moving superbly and avoiding most of Murray's attacks.

Think that jaw-cruncher in the fourth woke Cristofer Rosales up somewhat.

The WBC flyweight champion goes hunting in the fifth, but Charlie Edwards is equal to all the 24-year-old has to offer so far.

Nice counter from the Surrey fighter as Rosales ripens the body of his opponent.

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Martin Murray is having to be adventurous but is finding himself getting picked off with well-timed uppercuts from the Frenchman. At the age of 36, this could well be Murray's last chance to get back to the top table.

Nine minutes left. Work to do.

Charlie Edwards is ducking and diving, limboing his way beneath the long, wayward arm of Cristofer Rosales and springing into a flurry of his own shots like a well-tuned Jack in the box.

Edwards is pumped, looking busy, and catches the world champion on the jaw as Rosales overstretches.

Now Rosales comes out firing into the body of the Englishman.

This WBC world flyweight fight is hotting up.

Four to go and this is still either man's fight. Martin Murray may well still be behind on the scorecards so is going to have to pick up the pace if his hopes of world title shot number five are to stay alive.

But it won't be easy as N'Dam looks a classy operator.

That landing right-hander at the end of the second looks to have given Charlie Edwards a bit of confidence.

Quick fists come flying in the direction of Cristofer Rosales, a neat combo from Edwards and he's making the Nicaraguan work at the O2.

Rosales looks to swing his way back into the round. Good world title fight, this.

The blue-gloved Cristofer Rosales comes out swinging in the second, taking the fight to Charlie Edwards with a well-executed one-two.

Rosales walks Edwards along the ropes, but it's the Englishman who sneaks one into the body of his opponent and then finds his target with a clever left-hander.

And follows up with a right, nice!

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He went down in the fourth, but Hassam N'Dam, a former WBA world middleweight champion, has regrouped nicely in the next two rounds and is starting to get some success with the right uppercuts against Murray. This is a WBC Silver Middleweight Championship fight, so one both men need to win if they are to get back to world title level.

"For two minutes of that round you were bossing it, but then you let him have it," says trainer Jamie Moore.

Six gone, N'Dam may have just edged ahead at the halfway point.

Ding. Ding. London's up and running again.

Cristofer Rosales dominates the centre of the ring and bides his time before launching one of those rangy arms towards Charlie Edwards.

Edwards is full of energy, bouncing around the world champion, and fires a solid left-hander to the body of Rosales.

The defending champion finishes strong, though.

In the final seconds of the fourth, Martin Murray lands and Hassam N'Dam gets a count, although he is up quickly, saying he slipped.

But it was a sharp right hand to the temple of N'Dam and that will be a 10-8 round to the Englishman.

You never know, that could be crucial later on.