Over the last twelve months, Shakiel Thompson has been quietly improving and gaining momentum. Last night he was firmly on the radar of all British middleweights.

The middleweight fighter from Sheffield put up a dominant performance on Friday night, stopping River Wilson-Bent in three rounds and setting himself up for several critical fights.

Wilson-Bent is a solid domestic operator who has never quite managed to push the envelope and get the win that would take him to the next level. He boxed Tyler Denny twice – earning a technical draw and losing a split decision – and was stopped on two occasions by Hamzah Sheeraz and eight times by Austin “Ammo” Williams.

The way Thompson (13-0 (9 KO)) handled Wilson-Bent (17-5-2 (7 KO)) suggests that he, too, has what it takes to fight for major titles.

The 27-year-old southpaw is 180 cm high and uses every inch of his frame, boxing from a wide stance and attacking opponents. Over the past year, he has developed a useful habit of making his presence known quickly and leading the fight from the first bell. He did exactly the same to Wilson-Bent, attacking from the very beginning and hurting the Coventry player with a right hand in the first round.

Thompson began hurting Wilson-Bent with long left hooks to the body in the second, but switched his attack to the top and knocked him down strenuous with a pair of miniature left hooks as the bell sounded to end the round.

Thompson’s right hook did the damage in the fourth. The outmatched Wilson-Bent was impaled three times by a shot and the fight was stopped with just seconds left in the round.

There are times when the soft-spoken Thompson forgets to move his head and gets caught with unnecessary shots as he tries to land his own punches, but he is a threatening and diverse fighter who has become a major threat to all domestic middleweights.

Earlier in the evening, Hughie Fury (29-3 (16 KO)) continued his rebuild with an eight-round decision victory over heavyweight Christian Thun.

The high Thun, 9-2 (7 KO) tried to take the center of the ring, but instead of using his usual punch and move tactics, the newly aggressive Fury took the fight straight to the German. He positioned himself in the middle, fired miniature shots to the head and body, and then stunned Thun with a huge right hand as the opening round came to an end.

Thun is a giant, but for reasons best known to him, he can barely land a straight punch. Fury moved into range whenever he wanted and fired shots at the head and body, but as the fight went on, Thun got better and better and began to create his own miniature combos.

The quality comes from Fury and he fully deserved a show of hands, but Thun gave him a good workout.

Fury has never been shy about testing his mettle against quality opponents, but last night it was clear he’s still a step or two away from facing one of the many heavyweight title contenders. However, one suspects that if he can continue to make progress, he will soon have a massive fight ahead of him.

WBO women’s welterweight champion Sandy Ryan, making her third defense against 2016 Olympian and former IBF and WBO super featherweight champion Mikaela Mayer, lost her title by a ten-round majority on Friday night at The Theater at Madison Square Garden in Recent York. York .

In the co-main event, NABF and WBO NABO super welterweight champion Xander Zayas defeated former WBO Latino super welterweight champion Damian “Samurai” Sosa with a good body attack, winning a ten-round unanimous decision.

Sandy Ryan (7-2-1, 3 KO) lost to 2016 Olympian and former IBF and WBO Super Champion Feather Mayer (20-2, 5 KO) by ten-round majority decision.

In the first round, Ryan used a good, solid jab while Mayer landed a hand to the chin that buckled her knees. In the second round, Ryan followed Mayer around the ring, but Mayer countered him.

In the third round, Ryan finished the round with solid rights to the chin, winning the round. Mayer landed a half-dozen unanswered punches in the fourth round at half Ryan’s distance. In the final seconds, Mayer landed solidly right on Ryan’s chin.

In the fifth round, both had their moments. Last on the right is Mayer on Ryan’s chin. Mayer’s left eye showed swelling. Midway through the sixth round, Ryan landed a solid left hook to Mayer’s chin, forcing her to hang on. Ryan finished the round the stronger of the two.

In the seventh round, they exchanged rights to the chin. In the last seconds, Ryan had the advantage. In the final minute of the eighth round, Mayer landed a straight shot to the chin, rocking Ryan. Then again, in the final seconds, another right, then a left, to Ryan’s chin.

In the ninth round, Ryan landed a solid shot to the chin. In the final seconds, Mayer snapped Ryan’s head back with a right uppercut to the chin. In the tenth and final round, both had their moments as Ryan landed solidly to the chin while Mayer countered with her own right to Ryan’s chin. Ultimately, it was everyone’s decision.

The scores were 95-95, 97-93 and 96-94.

In the main support bout, Xander Zayas (20-0, 12 KO) dominated former WBO Latino Super Welter champion Damian “Samurai” Sosa (25-3, 12 KO) in a lopsided 10-round decision.

Zayas used an effective body attack in the first two rounds, and Sosa did not fire a single body shot. In the last minute of the third round, Zayas hit Sosa with a left hook to the chin. In the final seconds, Zayas landed a solid straight chinlock.

In the final seconds of the fifth round, Sosa finally landed a right hand to the chin of Zayas after being overworked up to that point, who won all five rounds. In the eighth round, Zayas fired several body shots midway through the solar plexus. In the final seconds, Zayas landed a direct hit on Sosa’s chin.

In the ninth round, Zayas continued to beat Sosa, winning another round. In the tenth and final round, Zayas continued to dominate Sosa, who was disappointed with his performance. The scores were 100-90, 100-90 and 100-90.

NABF, WBC Silver and WBO Inter-Continental Feather champion Bruce “Shu Shu” Carrington (13-0, 8 KO) won a 10-round majority decision over Sulaiman Segawa (17-5-1, 6 KO). The scores were 97-93, 97-93 and 95-95.

WBA Continental Americas and WBC USA junior middleweight champion Vito “White Majic” Mielnicki Jr. (20-1, 12 KO) defeated Khalil “Arabetto” El Harraz (16-6-1, 2 KO) by a ten-round majority.

El Harraz was the aggressor in the first two rounds, and Mielnicki counterattacked well. In the third round, Mielnick started going to the body, winning the round. In the fourth round, Mielnicki’s coach Ronnie Shields encouraged him to be more aggressive and work on his body, which he did.

From the fifth to the eighth round, Mielnicki returned to the role of counterattacker, and El Harraz was again the aggressor. In the ninth round, referee Charlie Fitch warned El Harraz for an intentional headbutt. For the most part, he was the aggressor.

Both had moments in the tenth and final round, with El Harras being the aggressor.

The scores were 95-95, 100-90 and 98-92.

No. 8 ranked IBF welterweight southpaw Elvis “The Dominican Kid” Rodriguez (17-1-1, 13 KO) defeated Kendo Castaneda (21-7, 9 KO) by ten-round unanimous decision.

Rodriguez outworked Castaneda in the first three rounds. In the fourth round, Rodriguez continued to break down Castaneda, mostly to the body. In the final minute of the fifth round, Rodriguez’s right hook opened a cut on Castaneda’s left eyelid.

In the eighth round, Castaneda landed a straight shot to the nose, which caused Rodriguez to come back with a good attack. In the final minute of the ninth round, a cut on Castaneda’s right eyelid reopened, causing blood to flow down the side of his face. In the tenth and final round, Rodriguez’s left eyelid closed and Castaneda finally won.

The scores are 100-90, 100-90 and 99-91.

Welterweight Olympian Delante “Tiger” Johnson (14-0, 6 KO) defeated Yomar “The Majica” Alamo (22-3-1, 13 KO) by eight-round unanimous decision.

The first round was all Alamo, with Johnson doing little to move around the ring. In the second round, Johnson began using the jab. In the final minute, Alamo hurt Johnson with a right that kept him mostly pressed at the bell.

In the fourth round, Johnson landed squarely on Alamo’s chin and caught him in the final minute. In the fifth round, Johnson pushed Alamo into the ropes and held him down with a warning from referee Charlie Fitch. At the end of the round, Alamo finished forceful.

In the seventh and eighth rounds, Johnson did enough to earn the victory.

The scores were 78-74, 78-74 and 77-75

Welterweight Olympian Rohan “El Rayo” Polanco (14-0, 9 KO) stopped Marcelino “Nino” Nicolas Lopez (37-5-1, 20 KO) in the sixth round of a scheduled ten rounds, 2:08, scoring four knockdown goals .

Polanco dominated the first two rounds with good body attack and destitute rebounding from Lopez. Polanco was warned for a low blow by referee Eddie Claudio.

Referee Claudio did not give Polanco a warning without warning for punching low in the third round. With eleven seconds remaining, Polanco parried Lopez’s miss with a right uppercut to the chin, and Lopez went down, receiving an eight count from referee Claudio.

In the fourth round, Polanco landed a combination to the chin and Lopez took a step back and took a knee less than a minute before referee Claudio counted to 8. After the round, Lopez’s corner complained to referee Claudio that he wasn’t throwing low punches.

In the sixth round, just over a minute in, a punch to the chin by Lopez caused Lopez to kneel, resulting in another 8 count from referee Claudio. With less than a minute left, a left hook to the chin by Polanco and Lopez hit another knee, causing referee Claudio to finally wave him off.

Bantamweight Floyd “Cashflow” Diaz (13-0, 3 KO) defeated Mario “Mighty” Hernandez (12-5-1, 4 KO) by eight-round unanimous decision.

For four rounds, Diaz counterattacked primarily with the jab, with Hernandez supporting him. In the fifth round, Diaz landed a counter punch to Hernandez’s chin, which was counted to 8 by referee Eddie Claudio. Hernandez managed to survive the round, fighting in spurts.

In the sixth and seventh rounds, Hernandez began to be the aggressor and Diaz counterattacked. (Diaz’s coach and the girl’s co-trainer, who should have been in the audience, not in the corner) encouraged Diaz the entire time.

In the eighth and final round, Hernandez knocked out Diaz’s mouthpiece halfway through. Hernandez did enough to win the round.

The scores were 78-73, 78-73 and 77-74.

The ring announcer was Mark Shunock.

Australian superstar and former world champion Tim Tszyu held a virtual press conference ahead of his fight against undefeated IBF super welterweight world champion Bakhram Murtazaliev.

The fight will take place as part of the PBC Championship Boxing main event on Prime Video on Saturday, October 19 at the Caribe Royale Resort in Orlando, Florida.

The 29-year-old Tszyu (24-1, 17 KO) will return to the ring for the first time since his March split decision defeat against Sebastian Fundora for the WBC and WBO 154-pound world title. After facing Fundora as a overdue replacement opponent following Keith Thurman’s injury, Tszyu suffered a gruesome cut from an accidental elbow in round three. Despite being weakened by the flow of blood, Tszyu fought bravely through the 12th round before running out of cards.

Now he returns with a chance to become a two-time world champion against undefeated Murtazaliev (22-0, 16 KO) in the 12-round PBC Championship Boxing headliner on Prime Video, which begins at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT exclusively on Prime Video for all Prime members in the US and select countries. Join today or start your free 30-day trial to grab your championship card.

TIM TSZYU

“This is another great opportunity for me to come back to the United States in front of a massive crowd and fight for another world title. I can’t wait to grab the opportunity with both hands.

“I bring warmth. I hope he doesn’t take a step back because everyone knows my style. I hope there will be less bloodshed from me in this fight, but we will definitely give the fans a fight they will remember.

“I feel great and everything is back to normal after the injury I suffered in my last fight. I was ready to get back into the ring because I like to keep busy. That’s exactly what I mean.

“My last fight taught me a lot. It was close. We definitely put on a show and gave the fans bang for their buck. This is what boxing is all about.

“I had to reset and put my emotions aside when the cut happened. That’s the way it is, we had to move on. Now I’m fighting for the world title and that’s all I’m thinking about right now.

“I have no fear. It doesn’t exist in my bloodstream at all. I just want the biggest and best challenges. Whoever this “bad guy” is, I want to be fed.

“I haven’t watched much Bakhram. I know that when he gets hit, he attacks more often. This can be a hard style. He’s got that dog in him. However, I believe in my abilities and everything is going according to plan. Nothing should be basic on the way to the top. There is no such thing as an basic fight. You have to walk through the fire.

“This division is warm. There are many vital fights ahead of us. When you think about all the great fighters, there are going to be a lot of thrilling fights and I can’t wait to be a part of them.

“It was the Australian fans who put me in this situation. When I step into the ring, I feel like I have the whole country behind me. It means a lot to me.

“At the moment I am not satisfied because I have a long way to go and what I want to achieve. We are still at the lowest level at the moment. “

Tickets for the live event are on sale now and can be purchased through Ticketmaster. The event is promoted by TGB Promotions. The main event is being promoted in partnership with No Limit Boxing and Main Events.