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Moses Itauma vs. Jermaine Franklin – results and post-fight report
Moses Itauma returned to action in Manchester and was the first to stop Jermaine Franklin Jr.
In the main event, Itauma wasted no time against Franklin, hurting his opponent several times in the opening round.
The 21-year-old was impressed by the variety of attacks, which at the beginning were much too swift for “989 Assassin”.
Franklin was eliminated in the third round against Itauma landing heavily on top of it head 20 seconds before the end of the round.
He had his best round in the fourth period, even though he went down just over a minute earlier. Itauma continued to swim, but the American began to launch some counterattacks of his own.
Itauma punished Franklin for every mistake and continued the fight in round five, which was the final round.
Midway through the fifth punch, Itauma landed a stunning uppercut that knocked Franklin to the ground and the referee counted out the American.
Nathan Heaney vs. Gerome Warburton
‘The Bread Maker’ caused a stir in the co-main event after Nathan Heaney walked out in front of his Stoke faithful.
“The Hitman” attracted over 3,000 fans but was uploaded within 10 rounds. Warburton did brilliantly, boxing on the back foot, while Heaney, 36, struggled to make up ground.
The three judges’ scorecards were good for Warburton: 98-92 and 97-93 on two judges’ cards.
Despite not receiving the decision, Heaney has confirmed that he still intends to return and star in his beloved Stoke-on-Trent.
Ezra Taylor vs. Willy Hutchinson
Hutchinson entered the ring as the favorite, even though Ezra Taylor was undefeated before the fight.
“The Hutch Train” looked confident from the first bell and boxed with his hands down from the very beginning. This was the first round in which the unconventional Hutchinson tried to unravel the more conventional Taylor.
The Scot boxed well throughout the match and collected rounds from the first, forcing Taylor to come forward.
All three judges gave the nod to Hutchinson after quite a sturdy performance in Manchester.
Undercard remaining
Brad Pauls scored an incredible victory after possibly losing every round of the competition against Shakiel Thompson in a devastating stoppage seemingly out of nowhere.
“Dr. Steel” was in full control before Pauls landed a brutal right hand and then dealt Thompson the first defeat of his career in style.
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Shakiel Thompson was in cruise control for nine rounds before Pauls landed a devastating right hook and kept “Dr. Steel” from letting go of the hook
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Liam Davies secured his second win in a row after losing to Shabaz Masoud in 2024.
He made no mistake against Francesco Grandelli, losing to his rival in the fourth round before the Italian was forced to retire in his corner after the sixth round.
Alex Murphy and Josh Holmes went to war, with the undefeated fighter claiming a huge victory after the break.
Murphy was expected to be the toughest test of Holmes’ career, and although the 30-year-old was injured early on, he was ultimately outclassed.
Holmes knocked down his fighter with 20 seconds left, and then finished the fight in style before the final bell.
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Michael Gomez Jr is back to winning ways after saying he would retire if he lost to Jordan Flynn.
Gomez Jr took the fight to Flynn, who was trapped and was stopped in the third round after suffering a broken jaw.
Nelson Birchall scored the eighth stoppage win of his career against Ryan Griffiths, while John Joe Carrigan secured the second stoppage win of his career in the third round.
The son of the legendary Naseem Hamed, Aadam won on points over Michael Mooney.
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The official record holder
Jaron Ennis is the bookmakers’ main favorite to defeat Xander Zayas in their highly anticipated world title clash on Saturday in Brooklyn.
Ennis challenges Zayas for the WBO and WBA super welterweight belts at the Barclays Center live on DAZN pay-per-view.
The undefeated resident of Philadelphia enters the game as the favorite on February 11 Bet365 give the 23-year-old his first professional defeat and become world champion in two weight categories.
“Boots” has stopped 31 of his 35 opponents, including Uisma Lima in his 154-pound debut in October, and is expected to stop the Puerto Rican on 20/21.
The 28-year-old last covered this distance in 2024, and a decision victory is valued at 13/2.
Even though Zayas has taken over as unified champion, he is an underdog Bet365 at 15/04.
Man from San Juan defeated Abass Baraou by split decision will add the WBA belt to his WBO crown in January and his best chance of victory is rated at 13/2 by decision, while success in the shock break is rated at 14/1.
Full Bet365 odds
The result of the fight
- Xander Zayas will win the fight: 15/4
- Xander Zayas by KO/TKO/DQ: 14/1
- Xander Zayas by decision or technical decision: 13/2
- Jaron Ennis will win the fight: 11/02
- Jaron Ennis by KO/TKO/DQ: 20/21
- Jaron Ennis by decision or technical: 8/5
- Draw or technical draw: 14/1
Round bets
Xander Zayas
- Win in round 1: 100/1
- Win in round 2: 100/1
- Win in round 3: 100/1
- Win in round 4: 100/1
- Win in round 5: 100/1
- To win in round 6: 100/1
- To win in round 7: 80/1
- To win in round 8: 80/1
- To win round 9: 66/1
- To win in round 10: 66/1
- To win round 11: 66/1
- To win in round 12: 80/1
- To win by decision or technical decision: 6/1
Jaron Ennis
- To win round 1: 80/1
- Win in round 2: 50/1
- Win in round 3: 40/1
- To win in round 4: 28/1
- To win in round 5: 20/1
- To win in round 6: 16/1
- Win in round 7: 12/12
- To win in round 8: 1/11
- To win in round 9: 10/1
- To win in round 10: 10/1
- To win in round 11: 10/1
- To win in round 12: 1/11
- Win by Decision or Technical Decision: 7/4
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On Wednesday, Lewis Crocker heads to Australia to defend his IBF welterweight world title against Liam Paro for the first time.
Crocker will face Paro at the Pat Rafter Arena in Queensland, live on DAZN in the UK and Kayo Sports in Australia.
Crocker (22-0, 11 KO) became world champion in September, defeating Paddy Donovan twice before winning the rematch by split decision.
Man from Belfast recorded his second victory over Donovan after the first victory in March last year, and his rival was disqualified for hitting him after the bell.
Paro (27-1, 16 KO) is trying to become a world champion in two weight categories, having previously reigned in the super-lightweight division.
The 30-year-old won the title with a unanimous decision victory over Subriel Matias in Puerto Rico before winning the belt in his first defense against Richardson Hitchins.
The Australian has since won twice, overtaking David Papot in his last appearance in September.
McKean meets Taliva
Heavyweight Demsey McKean will look to continue his rebuild when he faces Liam Talivaa for the vacant IBF Pan Pacific title.
McKean (24-2, 16 KO) had his career cut miniature after a last-round loss to Filip Hrgovic, followed by a brutal first-round loss to Moses Itauma.
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The 35-year-old southpaw returned to winning ways with back-to-back stoppage victories.
Talivaa (8-2, 4 KO) last won the IBF Oceania-Orient title, defeating Faiga Opelu by first-round stoppage.
Undercard remaining
At cruiserweight, Luke Modini (13-0, 11 KO) will likely need distance to beat Peng Qu (17-2-1, 12 KO), while Riley Candy (8-1, 5 KO) could stop Nathan Watson (11-3, 3 KO) at super middleweight.
Vegas Larfield (13-1, 9 KO) can hand Shamal Ram Anuj (11-8, 8 KO) his fourth defeat in a row in a featherweight clash.
Heavyweight Nelson Asofa-Solomon (2-0, 2 KO) can secure a third straight knockout over debutant George Burgess, and Stevan Ivic (8-0-1, 2 KO) can do the same against Caleb Tialu (3-7, 3 KO), also a heavyweight.
Prospective super welterweight fighter Jack Javed (1-0) should overtake Lance McDonald (1-5-1, 1 KO).
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