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Liddard retains Conway on DAZN cup night

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Image: Boxing Results: George Liddard’s Statement Win Over Kieron Conway Headlines Brutal Night of Knockouts on DAZN

British and Commonwealth middleweight champion Kieron “Too Class” Conway (23-4-1 (7)) was stopped by “Billericay Bomber” George Liddard (13-0 (8) at 0:49 of the tenth round of the scheduled 12-rounder on Friday evening at the York Hall in Bethel Green, London.

(Source: Mark Robinson Matchroom Boxing)

Liddard spoils Conway slow

In the second round, the lower right Liddard stained Conway’s nose. In the third and fourth rounds of the comprehensive fight, Liddard had a slight advantage. In the fifth round, Conway came back well enough to win the round. In the sixth round, swelling appeared under Conway’s right eye in the fight with Liddard in front.

In the eighth round, Conway suffered a nosebleed and a compact cut between his left eye and nose. In the ninth round, Liddard dropped Conway with a body shot, giving referee Mark Bates an 8 count.

In the tenth round, with a cut under his right eye, Conway’s corner threw in the towel and Liddard had a significant advantage at the end.

Jimmy Sains adds two more stripes

Impressive Southern Area champion Jimmy Sains (11-0 (10) defeated South Midlands champion Troy “Hawk” Coleman (14-4-1 (6)) after four rounds of a scheduled 10 rounds to claim the vacant Commonwealth Silver and BBBofC English middleweight titles.

Sains defeated Coleman in the first two rounds. In the third round, Sains bloodied Coleman’s nose.

In the fourth round, Sains hurt Coleman in the last minute with a left hook to the body, causing him to hang on. At the end of the round, Coleman’s corner advised referee Lee Every to order a stoppage.

Shannon Ryan won IBF silver

In the main support was Shannon Ryan (10-1 (2) scored, stopping Chloe Watson (8-2) through injury in a scheduled 10×2 fight for the vacant IBF Inter-Continental super flyweight title.

In the first two rounds, Ryan had a slight advantage. In the final minute of the third round, Watson’s right eye closes due to the collision of heads.

In the fourth round, with her right eye closed, Watson was given another round by the ring doctor. She fought a desperate round, giving it her all in a hard-fought losing round. The fight was stopped after the fourth round due to Watson’s swollen right eye following a clash of heads.

At the time of the stoppage, the scores were 40-36, 40-36 and 40-36. The referee was Reece Carter.

Bevan scores a knockout in the fifth round

Super middleweight Taylor Bevan (6-0 (6)) knocked out tough Lukas Ferneza (6-4 (3)) at 1:17 of the fifth round of a scheduled eight-round bout.

In the first round, the taller Bevan defeated Ferneza. In the second round, Ferneza fought Bevan and lost again. In the third round, with just over a minute remaining, Bevan landed a tough right uppercut to Fernezy’s chin that was never stopped and shrugged. In the fourth round, Bevan had a mark on his left eye and Fernez had a mark under his right eye.

There was good action in the fourth round, with Ferneza coming out on top in the last minute to win the round. In the fifth round, after just over a minute, Bevan dropped Ferneza with a right and then a left hook to the chin, which referee Sean McAvoy scored an 8. As Ferneza stood up, he looked towards his corner, which caused referee McAvoy to wave his hand and Ferneza to drop to one knee.

Buttigieg wins despite bad cuts

Four-time national amateur middleweight champion Emmanuel Buttigieg (10-0 (3) defeated Christian “Coqqus” Schembri (27-13-1 (11)) by eight-round decision.

In the first round, Buttigieg held his own while Schembri ran with his arms at his sides. In the first minute of the second round, a clash of heads caused a cut on Buttigieg’s forehead and Schembri’s left eyebrow. Buttigieg won the round as blood trickled down his forehead.

In the third round, Buttigieg landed more often against Schembri, who was never stopped in the fourth. With a minute left in the fourth round, the cut on Buttigieg’s forehead reopened and flowed down his face as he continued to attack at point-blank range.

In the fifth round, Schembri was on the move when he stopped and hit Buttigieg, whose cut was reopened. In the sixth round, at times, Schembri had Buttigieg backing up as Schembri came back with punches of his own in the close round.

In the seventh inning, Buttigieg had a solid inning and Schembri seemed to snail-paced down in the final minute. In the eighth and final round, after the bell, both had their moments in which they showed respect for each other.

Judge Lee Every scored it 79-73.

Tiah Mai Ayton maintains a perfect 3-0 record

Sensational 19-year-old former amateur bantamweight world champion and five-time national champion Tiah Mai Ayton (3-0 (3)) knocked out Laura “El Terrible” Valdenbenito (8-7-1 (2) at 1:59 of the fourth round of the scheduled 6×2 rounds, scoring two knockdowns.

In the first minute of the second round, Ayton’s forceful punch to the side of the head knocked down the shorter Valdenbenito for an 8 from referee Sean McAvoy. In the final seconds of the fourth round, Ayton dropped Valdenbenito with a right to the head for an 8. With blood pouring from her nose, referee McAvoy called a timeout.

Super featherweight Jermaine “God’s Plan” Dhliwayo, 7-0 (2), knocked out Victorino Vera (8-9 (3)) at 1:23 of the fourth of the scheduled six rounds.

Dhliwayo dominated in the first three rounds. In the fourth round, Dhliwayo dropped Vera with a body shot when referee Sean McAvoy counted him out.

Featherweight Adam Maca (3-0 (3)) defeated Juan Alberto Batista (1-22 (0)) at 1:42 of the fourth round.

Maca dominated in the first round. In the fourth round, referee Lee Emery ordered a break in favor of Macy.

The ring announcer was David Diamante.

Last update: 17/10/2025

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Oleksandr Usyk is ready to ignore the WBC’s order and risk losing his world title

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Oleksandr Usyk set to ignore WBC order and risk losing world title

The WBC recently approved Oleksandr Usyk’s title defense against Rico Verhoeven, but ordered the Ukrainian to face interim champion Agit Kabayel next.

Usyk will face kickboxing star Verhoeven in May this year in Egypt. It was originally supposed to be a fight for the WBC commemorative belt, but it was later considered a legitimate world title fight. The WBC’s decision was met with criticism given that the Dutch kickboxing champion had just had one professional boxing fight and did not appear in the world rankings.

President Mauricio Sulaiman assured that Kabayel’s next well-deserved shot would be next, but Usyk’s latest interview, in which he revealed his planned last three fights before retirement, made no mention of the German heavyweight.

With the two-time undisputed champion set to face Verhoeven, the winner of Fabio Wardley’s fights with Daniel Dubois and Tyson Fury, it appears he plans to ignore the WBC’s order and risk being stripped of his green and gold belt.

If Usyk manages to retain his IBF and WBA belts – which is by no means guaranteed as neither sanctioning body has commented on the Verhoeven fight – and negotiates with the winner of the WBO champ’s Wardley vs. Dubois fight, he could lobby the WBC for an undisputed fight to trump his mandatory challenge and allow him to retain the belt.

It would be a blow to Kabayel, who has held the interim belt since February 2025 with a win over Zhilei Zhang. Since then, he has defended himself in Germany against Damian Knybadrawing a packed arena to go 27-0 with 19 knockouts.

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Gervonta Davis is reportedly negotiating with Isaac Cruz for a summer rematch

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Somewhat surprisingly, Mike Coppinger reports that Gervonta Davis may have a rematch with Isaac Cruz following his 2021 fall. For those who don’t know, Davis is currently accused of abusing his ex-girlfriend. Given the seriousness of the charges against him, it was understandable to believe that Davis would be out of the ring for an extended period of time. However, recent reports indicate that this may not be the case. Of course, the rematch may take place this summer.

Although Cruz won their 2021 battle by decision, he put up quite a fight with Davis, perhaps proving to be the Baltimore native’s toughest opponent at the time. Davis’ last fight was against Lamont Roach. This fight, which took place a year ago this month, was much closer than expected. Some believed Davis’ decision victory was a gift from the judges. Roach wanted a rematch, but it didn’t happen. Instead, Davis was scheduled to face Jake Paul in a novelty fight slow last year. Davis’s legal troubles put an end to the scheduled fight, and Anthony Joshua replaced Davis and then defeated Paul. While Davis would undoubtedly be the favorite to sign a rematch with Cruz, fans and analysts would undoubtedly wonder whether Davis is the fighter he once was.

First there was the Roach fight, then there was the fact that Roach was unwilling or unable to face Roach in a legitimate rematch. Add in the legal issues and a reported lack of interest in the build-up to Paul’s later crushing fight, and it’s no wonder people have questions. Things got to the point where even before his January arrest, people were questioning Davis’s interest in sports. Reports about talks about a second fight with Cruz, however, at least to some extent refute the thesis that Davis is not interested in fighting professionally.

This is obviously good news for Cruz as he now has a second chance to defeat the still undefeated Davis. The invigorating fighter most recently fought Lamont Roach to a draw in their December bout. Time will tell whether the fight with Davis will actually take place. This fight would definitely be fascinating to watch, even if it wasn’t exactly a great fight. If the fight becomes a reality, Davis will have the opportunity to re-establish himself as one of the biggest vigorous names in the sport.

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Tyson Fury doubts whether the judges will give him victory over Oleksandr Usyk

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Image: Usyk's Coach Disputes Referee's Standing Eight Count for Fury

“I won the third fight,” Fury told Gareth A. Davies. “But the thing is, I know if he gets up at the end of the fight, I’m not going to make a decision. For me, it’s like, I might as well give him the fight before we even start boxing. Give him a W and I’ll give him an L.”

Usyk defeated Fury twice in 2024 in hard-fought championship fights that decided the undisputed heavyweight title. The Ukrainian’s victories transformed the division and left Fury trying to rebuild momentum in the final stage of his career.

When the discussion turned to the scoring of these fights, Fury made it clear that he still viewed the outcome differently from the official verdicts.

“And like I said, I thought I won that fight,” Fury said. “But you know what he did? That’s someone else’s opinion again.”

Fury’s comments suggest that from his perspective the debate surrounding these fights remains unresolved. Instead of treating the defeats as decisive setbacks, the former champion still doubts whether a third meeting would have produced a different outcome on the scorecards.

This lingering doubt keeps the trilogy discussion alive even as the heavyweight landscape moves forward with other matchups. Fury has talked about returning to winning form and then fighting main fights again, but his comments show that the controversy surrounding Usyk’s decision has not abated.

For Fury, the conclusion remains the same: if he doesn’t stop Usyk, he doubts the judges would award him the victory.

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