Sinclair made a poor start and was caught frequently in the first of three by three rounds and was rocked to his boots from a left to the top of his head in the second quarter-final of the Prizefighter light-middleweights tournament.
Both men were looking to land big bombs but many of the former British welterweight champion Sinclair punches fell short.
A head clash in the second round opened up a cut around Sinclair’s left eye but that didn’t stop him as the 36 year-old done his best work - Sinclair edged the second
It was down to who wanted it most in the final round and at the end the judges were divided.
The Welshman Bradley Pryce was given the bout and moved into the next round on a split verdict of 29-28, 29-28, 28-29. Pryce victory was short lived in the semi-final clash with Prince Arron, Pryce was beaten on a unanimous decision.
Prince Arron went on to win the Prizefighter
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Belfast's Neil Sinclair hopes to become the second Ulster man to lift the Prizefighter title came to a disappointing end
Prizefighter - Neil Sinclair
Neil Sinclair cut from the £32,000 jackpot in London by the man he Ko’d for the British welterweight title back in February 2003. Belfast’s Sinclair dream of winning the Prizefighter at York Hall Bethnael Green ended in a shattering split decision defeat to Welshman Bradley Pryce.
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i thought neil just nipped the fight it def wasnt neil that onced ruled @ welterweight (67kg) but all the same to me he won he was affective with his jab and was more busy though out the fight
By gary hamiltongary hamilton on 28 Feb 2010