Unbeaten WBC #4, WBO #5, WBA #11 middleweight Hamzah Sheeraz (19-0, 15 KOs) annihilated WBO #6, WBC #8 rated former world title challenger Liam Williams (25-5-1, 20 KOs) in the first round of a fight for the WBC silver and Commonwealth belts. Sheeran dropped Williams twice and Williams’ corner eventually waved the towel. Time was 2:36.
Two-time world title challenger and WBA #4, WBO #4, WBC #5, IBF #8 rated light heavyweight Anthony Yarde (25-3, 24 KOs) destroyed Marko Nikolic (32-4, 12 KOs) in three rounds. Yarde dropped Nikolic twice in round two, but the game Nikolic made it through the round. The bout was halted after another knockdown in round three. Time was 1:15.
Unbeaten lightweight knockout artist Sam Noakes (13-0, 13 KOs) halted Lewis Sylvester (13-1, 4 KOs) in round four of a bout for the Commonwealth, British, and WBC International Silver titles. Noakes dropped Sylvester twice in round three with a brutal body attack and finished him with another knockdown in round four. Time was 2:10.
Unbeaten 6’7 cruiserweight Tommy Fletcher (7-0, 6 KOs) battered Alvaro Terrero (5-20-2, 3 KOs) until the bout was called off in round three. Time was 1:23.
Unbeaten featherweight Masood Abdulah (10-0, 7 KOs) stopped Qais Ashfaq (12-3, 5 KOs) in round five. Abdulah dropped Ashfaq in round four and three times in round five. Time was 2:02. Abdulah retained his Commonwealth silver belt.
Unbeaten featherweight Umar Khan (9-0, 1 KO) won by third round mercy stoppage against Maicol Velazco (10-15, 3 KOs).
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“Mercy stoppage”…? Typical UK refereeing. The A-side was looking better than the B-side so the ref stopped it before anything really happened.
Refs can do whatever they want over there…
But the Williams corner threw in the towel which prompted the stoppage..
They’re doing that Queensberry v Matchroom card supposedly: How about Sheeraz – Ammo Williams? Be a fun fight in that pos division.
Sheeraz looked very good! Knocked Williams down with jab!
No surprises here. Williams has made a name for himself off very limited ability but some heart.
Wonder why they had an American ring announcer over there.