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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
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— 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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On Saturday in Sheffield, Josh Padley will defend his European super featherweight title against Aqib Fiaz for the first time.
Eddie HearnMatchroom is promoting the Padley vs Fiaz fight from Utilita Arena live on DAZN worldwide.
The pair were scheduled to fight on the undercard, but were later advanced to the main event Dalton Smith’s WBC super lightweight title defense against Albert Puello and then Galal Yafai’s clash with unified flyweight world champion Ricardo Sandoval was shelved due to injury.
Padley (18-1, 6 KO) won the vacant belt after a second-round stoppage of Jaouad Belmehdi in Newcastle in January.
The 30-year-old has won three times since a ninth-round defeat to Shakur Stevenson for the WBC lightweight title on four days’ notice.
Fiaz (14-1, 2 KO) is looking to break the script here and has won two in a row since an eight-round retirement loss to mutual opponent Reece Bellotti in 2023, whom Padley defeated by unanimous decision in October.
The 26-year-old last didn’t play 11 months ago, securing a unanimous decision victory over Alex Murphy.
Nadim-Sulaimaan will fight for the title of English champion
Ibrahim Nadim defends his English super featherweight crown for the first time against Ibraheem Sulaimaan.
Nadim (16-1, 2 KO) secured the vacant belt with a unanimous decision victory over Numan Hussain in November, and Sulaimaan (10-0, 5 KO) became the Midlands Area champion with a sixth-round victory over Nico Ogbeide also in November.
Undercard remaining
Middleweight Aaron Bowen (7-1, 5 KO) suffered his first professional loss to Tom Cowling in November, but can get back to winning ways with a stoppage victory over Troy Coleman (15-4-1, 7 KO).
Heavyweight prospect Leo Atang (6-0, 5 KO) can remain excellent by defeating Frenchman Fouad Shaili (5-4-2, 3 KO).
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Connor Mitchell (2-0, 1 KO) can improve his undefeated record by scoring points over Jesus Carrasco (2-4-2) at featherweight, while Chris Mulanda (2-0) can do the same against Connor Goulding (6-12) in their middleweight bout.
Adam Maca (5-0, 5 KO) and Edward Hardy (6-0, 2 KO) will return to the pitch against an as yet unspecified opponent.
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Anthony Joshua won’t be leaving boxing any time soon.
Joshua returns to the ring on July 25 in Saudi Arabia against Kristian Prengi, ahead of a thrilling clash with long-time rival Tyson Fury in November.
The two-time world heavyweight champion was expected to potentially end his career after his long-awaited clash with Fury, but the 36-year-old insists he can continue for another four years, even opening the door to a potential clash with the rising 21-year-old heavyweight champion, Moses This is going to hurt.
“For me, maybe until I’m 40,” Joshua told reporters.
“It’s only been about three or four years.
“I’ll be 37 in October, so it’s only three years, it’ll go by quickly.
“Of course it will be challenging, but I definitely think I’m tough enough to do it.
“Why not, why not? I’m definitely more mature.”
“AJ” will fight for the first time since the sixth-round knockout of Jake Paul in Miami in December.
The Watford player took a break from the sport after he was involved in a devastating road accident in Nigeria 10 days later that killed two of his close friends, Latif “Latz” Ayodele and Sina Ghami.
Joshua, who met Prenga face-to-face earlier this week, said he strongly supports parents Ayodele and Ghami.
“You’ll never get over it, but you’ll gain perspective in life,” he said BBC Sport.
“Life sometimes teaches you humility. You never know your fate.
“As a soldier, I stand powerful in defense of their parents.
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“First of all, it’s not about me.
“I think it’s crucial to put parents first at this time.
“I will have time to grieve, but I know that right now my heart and mind say that their parents are my main priority.”
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Joshua’s fight against Prenga will take place at the Jeddah Superdome.
Fury, who retired in April to defeat Arslanbek Makhmudov, is scheduled to have another warm-up fight on August 1.
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Chris Billam-Smith returns to his hometown of Bournemouth to headline the inaugural Zuffa Boxing UK event against Ryan Rozicki on Saturday.
Billam-Smith is taking on Rozicki at the Bournemouth International Center and the bill is being broadcast live on Sky Sports in the UK and Paramount+ in the US.
“The Gentleman” is fighting in Bournemouth for the first time since he forced Mateusz Masternak to retire in the eighth round during the first defense of his WBO cruiserweight title.
After taking revenge on Richard Riakporhe in a rematch, the 35-year-old dropped the heavyweight belt lost by unanimous decision to Zurdo Ramirez in reunification in 2024
Billam-Smith (21-2, 13 KO) returned to winning ways after a points victory over Brandon Glanton in his last appearance in April last year.
Rozicki (21-1-1, 20 KO) has lost only once in his 23 professional fights, overtaken by Oscar Rivas in the fight for the WBC bridgeweight crown in 2021.
“The Bruiser” previously fought for the WBC interim cruiserweight title and drew against Yamil Alberto Peralta.
The 31-year-old Canadian returned to winning ways after knocking out Gerardo Mellado in the second round in March and will enter Saturday’s fight as the number one contender in the WBC rankings.
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Massey meets Clarke
Jack Massey meets Cheavon Clarke at the cruiserweight crossroads.
Massey (23-3, 13 KO) was knocked out by Opetaia in his fight for the 2024 IBF cruiserweight crown, but got back into the win column in November with a fourth-round stoppage of Ivan Gabriel Garcia.
Clarke (11-2, 8 KO), a 2020 Olympian, saw his progress ponderous after consecutive losses to Leonardo Mosquea and Viddal Riley.
After returning to play in December, the 35-year-old knocked out Anthony Holloway in the fourth round.
Undercard remaining
Lee Cutler (15-2, 7 KO) from Bournemouth moves to middleweight and can return to winning ways thanks to a points victory over Aaron Sutton (19-2, 3 KO).
Heavyweight Ivan Dychko (15-1, 14 KO) was defeated by Jermaine Franklin in September, but should bounce back by handing Harvey Dykes (7-0-1) his first loss after the break.
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Stephen McKenna (15-1, 14 KO) hasn’t fought since his loss to Cutler in 2024, but he should return after his victory over Casey James Streeter (15-3-2, 6 KO) in the middleweight division.
In the third middleweight fight, Sam Hickey (4-0, 1 KO) can break the undefeated record of Todd Tompkins (4-0) by scoring points.
Airy heavyweight Leon Hughes (4-0, 3 KO) and welterweight Alex Macmillan (3-0, 2 KO) should secure victories in their respective fights via stoppage.
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