eree ▁was ▁adj ud ged ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁draw ▁after ▁ 1 2 ▁r ounds . ▁This ▁was ▁felt ▁by ▁many ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁" home ▁town " ▁decision , ▁as ▁most ▁obser vers ▁had ▁A kin w ande ▁winning ▁comfort ably . ▁ ▁Following ▁a ▁victory ▁over ▁New ▁Zealand ' s ▁respect able ▁James ▁Th under ▁for ▁the ▁Commonwealth ▁title ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁A kin w ande ▁again ▁challeng ed ▁Schul z ▁for ▁the ▁vac ant ▁European ▁bel t . ▁This ▁time ▁three ▁jud ges ▁were ▁employed ▁and ▁A kin w ande ▁was ▁awarded ▁a ▁un anim ous ▁decision ▁after ▁ 1 2 ▁r ounds . ▁He ▁was ▁to ▁defend ▁the ▁title ▁twice , ▁against ▁Bi ag io ▁Ch ian ese ▁and ▁Mario ▁Sche isser . ▁A kin w ande ▁also ▁defeated ▁fellow ▁Brit on ▁and ▁future ▁W BO ▁cru iser weight ▁champion ▁Johnny ▁Nelson , ▁former ▁IB F ▁heavy weight ▁title ▁holder ▁Tony ▁T ucker , ▁Frank ie ▁Sw ind ell , ▁Brian ▁S argent , ▁Cal vin ▁Jones ▁and ▁Ger ard ▁Jones , ▁all ▁from ▁the ▁USA , ▁during ▁this ▁period . ▁ ▁W BO ▁heavy weight ▁champion ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁A kin w ande ▁faced ▁American ▁Jer emy ▁Williams ▁for ▁the ▁W BO ▁World ▁He avy weight ▁Title ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁vac ated ▁by ▁R idd ick ▁B owe , ▁a ▁fight ▁which ▁A kin w ande ▁was ▁to ▁win ▁via ▁a ▁ 3 rd ▁round ▁sto pp age . ▁A kin