Flyweight Ricardo Sandoval (19-1, 14 KOs) scored an eighth round KO over Jay Harris (18-2, 9 KOs) in an IBF final eliminator on Friday night at Bolton Stadium in Bolton, England. Sandoval dropped Harris with a body shot in round eight, then put him down for the count with more body shots.
Former IBF bantamweight champion Paul Butler (33-2, 15 KOs) won a ten round split decision over Willibaldo Garcia (12-5-1, 6 KOs) in a bout for the vacant WBO International title. Butler dropped Garcia in the first round, but had to go the route. Scores were 96-94, 97-92 Butler, 95-94 Garcia.
Unbeaten junior welterweight prospect Pierce O’Leary (7-0, 3 KOs) knocked Jan Marsalek (8-4, 7 KOs) out cold with a flush left hook in round two. Marsalek was taken out on a stretcher.
In an eliminator for the British light heavyweight title, Hosea Burton (26-2, 12 KOs) scored a sixth round KO over Liam Conroy (18-7-1, 9 KOs). A shot to the ear put Conroy down for the count. Time was 1:44
Undefeated lightweight Gary Cully (13-0, 7 KOs) was victorious when Viorel Simion (22-6, 9 KOs) didn’t come out for round four.
Tyrone McCullagh got KTFO by a trail horse with a 14-65-5 record. He lost in the 3rd round. How embarrassing.
Harris was overconfident. Another fighter just a little too soft to be a champion, but good enough to exchange for several rounds.
Harris better find some way to deal with that because he’s now going to have people going after his body for the rest of his career.