Daniel Dubois TKO5 Nathan Gorman... A battle of unbeaten British heavyweights saw Danirl Dubois claim the vacant domestic title against Nathan Gorman.  It was a cagey, tension-filled start to this long-awaited showdown with Dubois the more eager to dictate proceedings, with Gorman quick on the counter. There were some brutal exchanges in the second, where Gorman sustained a cut around the eye. Dubois stepped up the spite in the third and put Gorman to the canvas and a huge swing-off ensued. Gorman was playing to the strengths of Dubois, rather than his own. Aside from a sweet left hook, Dubois remained in charge in round four. A huge right hand ended matters in the fifth. Dubois is the new British heavyweight champion.

 

Joe Joyce W12 Bryant Jennings... A WBA heavyweight elimination was won by Britain's Joe Joyce over Bryant Jennings of the United States.  Joyce employed his customary tactic of attempting to submerge his opponent with a whirlwind of shots, which he did, but danger signals were there early from the American, who appeared to hurt the Englishman to the body and also upstairs towards the end of the first round. Both were trading in hurt during the second and both appeared to have a very high pain threshold when it comes to shots that rock the head. Joyce was certainly the busier in the third before a frantic ending to the round that saw bombs flying to and fro. The incredible exchanges flowed in the fourth, with clean punches finding a way through on a regular basis. It was a wonder how this pair managed to stay upright. The fifth, inevitably, slowed up a little, before the next two saw Joyce stay on the front foot. Jennings started to rally in the eighth, landing a number of clubbing blows. The next three minutes was closely fought and hard to call as blows were dispatched and returned to sender. Brutality from Jennings seemed to draw out the beast in Joyce when apparently hurt. Jennings was deducted a point for a low blow in the tenth and Joyce seemed to find yet another wind for the final round of a fight he will take so much from.

 

Liam Williams TKO2 Karim Achour... Former WBO 154-pound titlist Liam Williams stopped Karim Achour in round two. Wiliams largely bossed the first but Achour, not stopped before, did not allow himself to be bullied and kept the three minutes devoid of decisive action. Some big rights blasted through the guard in the second, before a right and then a left put Achour down, where he found himself again moments later and it was all over. The Machine was in mean mode again. source for all results: fran k warren press release