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.
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