The first night of Manchester, England's huge weekend of boxing concluded with a WBO featherweight title fight between champion Scott Harrison and Michael Brodie. Harrison entered the bout at #5 in the Boxingtalk ratings compared to #7 for Brodie. Harrison, who is from Scotland, may feel pressure to win by knockout because the WBO appointed three judges and a referee from England, where Brodie lives. As a service to our readers planning to watch the bout on Showtime's delayed broadcast later tonight, Boxingtalk will not spoil the result. However, for those who want to see the result now, we have posted the result on the linked page. Scott Harrison KO4 Michael Brodie... The first night of Manchester, England's huge weekend of boxing concluded with a WBO featherweight title fight between champion Scott Harrison and Michael Brodie.

Harrison entered the bout at #5 in the Boxingtalk ratings compared to #7 for Brodie. Harrison, who is from Scotland, may have felt pressure to win by knockout because the WBO appointed three judges and a referee from England, where Brodie lives.

Harrison started off strongly, winning the first round convincingly. The next two rounds saw heated action, as Brodie continued to absorb punishment but began to outwork Harrison. The end came suddenly in the fourth when Harrison landed a body shot that completely debilitated Brodie. The longtime English contender could not beat the ten count and Harrison had rendered the judges irrelevant with a successful defense of his title by fourth-round knockout.   source: BBC