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George Liddard vs. Tyler Denny – results and post-fight report
George Liddard defended his British and Commonwealth middleweight titles after a pulsating unanimous decision victory over Tyler Denny on Saturday at the Copper Box Arena.
Liddard (14-0, 8 KO) was made to work demanding by former European champion Denny (21-4-3, 1 KO) in both meetings, but won by three scores of 116-112.
Liddard appeared to be on the right track early in the evening when he tripped the 34-year-old in the first round.
However, the guy refused to be deterred and reacted well, landing a demanding left hook in the second round that caught the attention of the 23-year-old as he caught Denny with rights and lefts.
The pattern continued, and Denny began to make his mark on the fight in the fourth round, detonating at least two left hands to Liddard.
Denny who was Stopped by Hamzah Sheeraz in two rounds in September 2024, he maintained a relentless pace and continued to land combinations, which clearly frustrated Liddard as he continued to clinch and tie him up.
Liddard, who last won the British title by stopping Kieron Conway in the 10th round, appeared to hurt his rival with a well-placed body shot in the eighth round, but Denny regrouped and both fighters traded furiously by the end of the round.
Denny had a solid ninth round that included at least two left hands to give up the fight that took down the partisan crowd.
The Essex fighter wobbled on Denny at the start of the 11th over and both fighters continued to exchange words until the final bell, with the fight being fierce and ultimately going to the scorecards.
All three judges scored the fight 116-112, with Liddard securing his 14th consecutive professional win and retaining the Lonsdale and Commonwealth belts while adding the vacant IBF Intercontinental middleweight title.
Visioli falls, Giles dominates
Giorgio Visioli defeated Levi Giles en route to a dominant unanimous decision victory to retain his English lightweight title.
Visioli (11-0, 6 KO) knocked down Giles (17-3-1, 4 KO) in the fifth round with a series of shots to the head and body, but the fighter from Grimsby, who had never been stopped in either of his two previous defeats, survived the attack and got back on his feet.
Visioli was a class better than the 29-year-old for 10 rounds and won a clear winner with scores of 100-89 and 99-90×2, which emphasized his dominance.
The 22-year-old remains on track for a high-profile clash with the rising American, Curmel Moton.
Sains pushes past Osaze
Jimmy Sains successfully defended his English middleweight title for the first time, but Derrick Osaze pushed him to the brink after a controversial majority decision.
Sains (12-0, 10 KO) stumbled against Osaze (13-4, 3 KO) behind schedule in the third round, but he tired in the long run and the challenger seemed to swing most of the second half of the fight.
Scores of 97-93 and 96-94 gave Sains the win, overruling the third judge who scored it 95-95.
Buttigieg attacks Goodwin in thriller
Leli Buttigieg scored a stunning stoppage to stop Jake Goodwin in the ninth round in a thrilling middleweight bout.
Buttigieg (12-0, 4 KO) and Goodwin (8-3-1, 1 KO) exchanged frantically throughout the fight, although Buttigieg appeared to be heading for a potential first professional loss after being deducted two points for repeatedly spitting out his rubber shield.
However, the 21-year-old regained his strength and created a showreel ending.
WHAT A SHOT!
Leli Butigieg is coming through by storm and Jake Goodwin is KO’d in 9th
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— Boxing at Matchroom (@MatchroomBoxing) March 21, 2026
A demanding left hook pushed Goodwin back, and as he headed for the canvas, Buttigieg landed another right hand.
When the Doncaster fighter got up on unsteady legs, referee Lee Every stopped the fight.
Undercard remaining
Connor Mitchell (2-0, 1 KO) secured his second professional victory, winning every round against Italian Yuri Zanoli (8-19-1, 4 KO)
Also in the featherweight division, Adam Maca (5-0, 5 KO) maintained his perfect record, and a series of punches in the fourth round prompted Lydon Chircop (8-4, 4 KO) to throw in the towel from a corner kick.
8 fights. 8 wins. 8 downtimes.
All in round number 2!
Taylor Bevan is a handful
#LiddardDenny live on DAZN pic.twitter.com/HD1TKKzihF
— Boxing at Matchroom (@MatchroomBoxing) March 21, 2026
Taylor Bevan (8-0, 8 KO) remained undefeated after a devastating knockout to the body of Martin Ezequiel Bulacio (15-11, 10 KO) in the second round in the super middleweight division.
Super featherweight prospect Louie Ward (1-0) made a successful professional debut, defeating Jahfieus Faure (4-24-3)
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Tony Yoka has broken his silence on Lawrence Okolie’s failed test that canceled their scheduled heavyweight fight.
On Saturday in Paris, Yoka was scheduled to face Okolie in a fierce heavyweight fight.
But on Tuesday, the Briton failed a VADA test, reportedly for GHRP 2 and its metabolite M8, a synthetic substance that stimulates the body to release human growth hormone.
Promoter Frank Warren tried to find a slow replacement, but later canceled the entire show.
Yoka (33) admits that he was bitterly disappointed with the situation.
“I was disappointed because I wanted to fight,” said the 33-year-old talkSPORT.
“Of course I was ready.
“It’s not like it happened a few months before, it was three, four days before the fight.
“It was a great opportunity.
“It would have put me in a really good position, so it really worried me.
“What was more disappointing to me was that they just canceled the entire show, but I understand it’s a business.”
The Frenchman says he won’t wait too long and has been told he will either fight on the card Fabio Wardley vs. Daniel Dubois May 9 in Manchester or on the bill Dave Allen vs Filip Hrgovic on May 16 in Doncaster.
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Okolie, the WBC’s number one contender for Oleksandr Usyk’s title, promised in a statement to clear his name.
“Before anyone starts imagining the worst, after last year’s bicep injury, I suffered an elbow injury on the same shoulder during this camp.
“I underwent treatment and now we are here.
“I hope common sense will prevail.
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“I will of course cooperate fully with all relevant authorities and I am confident that any investigation will clear my name.
“I will not be making any further comments at this time.
“Thank you for all your support and see you soon.”
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David Benavidez is already looking to the future ahead of next week’s showdown with Zurdo Ramirez.
Benavidez challenges Zurdo for his unified WBO and WBA cruiserweight world titles next Saturday at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, live on DAZN pay-per-view.
“The Mexican Monster” is moving up from lightweight heavyweight, where he holds the WBC crown, in a bid to become a three-division world champion.
An undisputed 175-pound title fight with Dmitry Bivol has so far eluded the undefeated 29-year-old, but he insists he will return to the weight class after the Ramirez fight in an attempt to lure Bivol to fight him.
“My plan wasn’t just to abandon the lightweight heavyweight division,” Benavidez said Ariel Helwani show.
“My plan was this [to] come up, win two titles, come back and make this fight with me and Bivol even bigger.
“My dream is to become unified champion.
“It would be wise for me to go back downstairs.”
Bivol, the holder of the remaining IBF, WBA and WBO belts, will defend his IBF title against mandatory challenger Michael Eifert on May 30 in Russia.
The 35-year-old won the undisputed crown, among others revenge victory over Artur Beterbiev in his last appearance last February.
The Russian gave up the WBC belt, which Benavidez currently holds, in pursuit of a third meeting with Beterbiev, which ultimately did not take place.
Benavidez, who stopped Anthony Yarde in Riyad in November, is also hoping to fight former undisputed lightweight heavyweight champion Beterbiev, who hasn’t fought since his only professional loss to Bivol.
“After this fight [against Bivol] when I win the titles,” he added.
“I’m going to fight Beterbiev.
“I’m probably most excited about Beterbiev.
“These are two monsters heading on a collision course.
“Beterbiev was a bogeyman for a long, long, long time.
“Being the monster I am, I have to go in there and get rid of the bogeyman.”
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Ryan Garcia insists he was not given a contract to fight Conor Benn, despite the Briton insisting he signed a contract for the fight.
Garcia and Benn are reportedly in talks for a welterweight world title clash in Las Vegas in August.
Benn is the number one contender for the American’s WBC crown, which he won by unanimous decision over Mario Barrios in February.
On Wednesday, Benn publicly called on his rival to sign the end of the deal.
“Sign the contract @RyanGarcia,” the 29-year-old wrote X.
“King Ry” sharply criticized “The Destroyer”, claiming that he was not given a contract to sign.
The 27-year-old wrote further X: “If I actually had a contract, Conor, I would sign it as soon as one of these hands touches your jaw on fight night.”
Benn has not broken the 147-pound limit since 2022, although he has signaled his intention to return to welterweight, and his last fight was at 150 pounds.
The player from Ilford said goodbye to former two-time world champion, Regis Prograis unanimous decision at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium earlier this month.
Benn fought at middleweight in his two fights, then fought Prograis in two hard-fought matches against Chris Eubank Jr.
Prior to his victory over Porgrais, the 29-year-old controversially left former promotional team Matchroom to join Zuffa Boxing on a one-fight deal reportedly worth $15 million.
Benn resigned last week from the company formed by UFC president Dana White as part of a five-fight contract.
“I just signed a fresh multi-fight contract, which I am very joyful with,” he said.
“Our visions are consistent.
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If I actually had a contract, Conor, I would sign it as soon as one of those hands touched your jaw on fight night.
— RYAN GARCIA (@RyanGarcia) April 22, 2026
“Our goal remains the same, which is to win the world title, but more importantly, to give people the fight they want.
“Give people mega fights.”
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