Shabaz Masoud won the vacant WBA Intercontinental super bantamweight title at NXTGEN in Newcastle, but had to work difficult before taking a ten-round split decision against Jose Sanmartin.

Masoud (12-0, KO4) approached this fight with great respect, defeating Jack Bateson by last-round stoppage last November. Sanmartin (34-8-1, KO21) worked with fighters such as Emmanuel Navarrete and Mauricio Lara, and in March he lost after ten rounds to Kevin Gonzalez.

The first three rounds were uneventful and Masoud had to work difficult to keep Sanmartin at bay, but the Colombian caught him with several shots in the third. Masoud responded with his best round in the fourth round and continued it in rounds five and six, doing well with his jab. Another tough round took place in the seventh round, but Sanmartin settled for victory in the end, showing unwavering commitment, which left him in a debate when the fight was decided in his favor.

The guest accepted a verdict of 96-94, but Masoud got the same result and a too wide score of 98-92 to take the belt and win.

Mark Dickinson (6-0, KO2) impressed as the West Rainton resident stopped Grant Dennis (18-6, KO3) in the fifth round of their scheduled 10-round middleweight fight. Dennis was dropped heavily after a series of punches, and the referee did not allow him to continue after the count ended.

Callum French (4-1, KO1) suffered a disappointing defeat when he was stopped in the eighth and final round against the experienced Jeff Ofori (13-6-2, KO4). French was cut down on a fourth-quarter header and was second-best overall against Ofori, who caused French to throw in the towel from a corner kick with more than two minutes remaining in the final frame.

Ishmael Davis (12-0, KO6) defeated Ewan Mackenzie (8-1, KO3) in an English super welterweight title eliminator, ultimately forcing Mackenzie to throw in the towel in the eighth round via a corner kick.

Cameron Vuong (2-0, KO1) is highly praised by Matchroom and has amassed six useful rounds, winning them all in his lightweight fight against John Henry Mosquera (5-5, KO1).

In the super lightweight category, Ben Rees (2-0, KO2) defeated Konrad Czajkowski (2-2-1, KO1) in the fifth round. A two-fisted attack forced the referee to intervene. Ben Rees (2-0-1, KO2) had to get off the court in the second round in the lightweight heavyweight division against Sadaam Moamed Da Silva Caetano (7-4, KO5) before winning by stoppage in round five.

Jimmy Sains (2-0, KO2) scored his second straight victory early in the fight, ending his middleweight clash with Jesus Lobeto (1-3-1, KO0) in the second round.

Boxxer promoted the show at Wolverhampton Civic Hall and Adam Azim won the European super lightweight title by defeating Franck Petitjean in the tenth round.

Azim started raving after a series of spectacular early victories, but in his last two outings he was a more disciplined fighter, having to go the full ten rounds against both Santos Reyes and Santos Reyes. Aram Fanian before recording the increment of the wide points. Petitjean became European champion at his second attempt in June, winning the majority of the votes in Paris against Samuel Molina.

Azim, 21, was in complete control throughout the match and confirmed his dominance in round five, defeating Petitjean with a body shot in round five, although the guy bravely beat the counter. Though Azim he was deducted a point for a low blow in round nine, an academic approach, as he took another knockdown a round later with another incredible body shot, prompting the corner champion to throw in the towel.

“I feel amazing,” said the recent champion.

“(Petitjean) was really arduous. I knew I couldn’t stop him in the first rounds, it was a development fight for me. I had to cut down the tree and I did it.”

In the nominal fight of the evening, Tyler Denny (18-2-3, KO1) scored his first-ever stoppage victory, defeating Matteo Signani (32-7-3, KO12) in the eighth round of the fight for the European middleweight championship title. It was quite a bizarre ending to the fight as Signani, cut above his left eye, took forever to get out of his corner in the eighth round and his corner had seen enough of it leading to the referee stopping the fight.

Richard Riakporhe (17-0, KO13) took a gigantic step towards winning the WBO cruiserweight title against Chris Billam-Smith, defeating Dylan Bregeon (13-5-1, KO3) and winning by second-round stoppage. A sweeping right hand dropped Bregeon in the second round, and a violent attack after the restart forced the Frenchman to step from the corner onto the ring apron before the fight was stopped.

Rhys Edwards (15-0, KO4) took a gigantic step up in his class and scored a ten-round featherweight victory over Brad Foster (15-3-2, KO5). The Welshman accepted the judge’s verdict of 97-94.

Dylan Cheema (9-2, KO2) sees his career turning upside down since winning the 2022 Boxxer tournament, while the Coventry native was upset by Robin Zamora (-24, KO10), who was deemed a worthy winner of the 59-56 lightweight competition.

The start of the event ended in a draw as Tion Gibbs (10-1-1, KO0) and Efstathios Antonas (5-2-2, KO2) couldn’t separate themselves after six rounds in the super lightweight bout.

Super featherweight newcomer Gully Powar (7-0, KO1) extended his undefeated streak by winning all four rounds over Engel Gomez (8-20-2, KO4).

Katie Taylor became the undisputed super lightweight champion of the world in front of her adoring fans at the 3Arena in Dublin after winning a split decision over Chantelle Cameron in their rematch.

The pair originally met in May at the same venue, where Cameron outworked and outworked undisputed lightweight champion Taylor to secure a majority decision victory in an upset outcome and defend her belts.

Taylor (23-1, 6 KO) started off sizzling, although she felt the taste of the fight, but it was deemed a mistake despite a uncomplicated jab from the champion. Taylor did well to smother Cameron’s work and landed some nice combinations in the second round, but the Northampton native began to close the gap in a solid third period, although she withstood a cut from a clash of heads. However, Taylor continued her attack, striking violently and frustrating Cameron (18-1, 8 KO) as the fight reached the halfway point. Cameron landed several body shots in round six, and in a wild seventh round, the two faced each other, then in round eight, Taylor looked hurt due to a lot of punches from her opponent.

The final two rounds looked like there would be plenty to play for, with Taylor showing great heart in a spirited penultimate match, and a goal was strenuous to come by in the final round as a pulsating clash went down on the scorecards.

One judge awarded the draw 95-95, but the scores were 98-92 and 96-94 Taylor came home with stripes.

The main support made Gary Cully (17-1, 10 KO) return to winning ways after a defeat during the break in May, and the Irishman won a split decision against Reece Mold (18-2, 6 KO) and won the vacant WBA title in continental Europe. The ten-round fight was a close one, with the score of 97-93 for Mold being broken by one with the same score for Cully, and a decisive verdict of 96-93 sealed the victory.

Paddy Donovan (12-0, 10 KO) captured the vacant WBA Continental welterweight title in style, defeating Danny Ball (13-2-1, 6 KO) in the fourth round. Donovan put Ball firmly on the deck with a sweetly timed left hand, and although Ball made the count, Donovan swarmed him with both hands until a mighty left hand knocked Ball down again and his corner threw in the towel at the same time.

Zelfa Barrett (30-2, 16 KO) has struggled ahead of what he believes will be a gigantic year in 2024, and the Manchester super featherweight received a solid workout under Costin Ion (10-5-2, 5 KO) following his win at points eight rounds. Barrett was declared the winner by a score of 78-75.

Skye Nicolson (9-0, 1KO) defended her interim WBC featherweight title and scored her first victory after the break, while Lucy Wildheart (10-3, 4KO) was exhausted and finally had her corner throw in the towel in the ninth round.

Thomas Carty (7-0, 6 KO) remained undefeated, but it was not effortless, as he finally defeated Dan Garber (5-2, 1 KO) in the last round of eight in the heavyweight division. It was a arduous match, with a two-fisted attack forcing an exhausted Garber to the canvas, and the referee stopped the action after a count.

Emmet Brennan (2-0, 1KO) became the fresh Celtic featherlight heavyweight champion after forcing Jamie Morrissey (5-1-1, 1KO) to throw in the towel from a corner in the eighth and final round of their meeting.

John Cooney (10-0, 3KO) ruthlessly captured Celtic’s vacant super featherweight title, defeating Liam Gaynor (10-5, 0KO) in the first frame. Cooney hit Gaynor with a left hand with a ramrod, and Gaynor was visibly shaken, and another attack on the restart left him stiff-legged and the referee waved off the fight.

Giorgio Visoli (1-0, 1KO) made an explosive debut when he flattened Lee Anthony Sibley (3-2, 1KO) with a left hand in the first round of their lightweight fight, with the referee ruling that the Spain-based fighter was not in able to do this. To continue.