Sam Eggington W12 Przemysław Zysk... In Coventry, England, Sam Eggington took a clear decision victory over previously undefeated Przemysław Zysk to win the vacant IBO 154-pound title. Official scores were 119-109 (twice) and 117-111. Eggington pushed hard in the early rounds of the fight to find a way to stop Zysk, landing hard combinations across the first four rounds of the fight. Eggington looked set for an early night and a stoppage victory but Zysk showed grit and determination to survive to the final bell. Eggington used his boxing skill in the second half of the fight to win every single round of the final six. The IBO junior middleweight title was last held by Erislandy Lara.
Adam Azim TKO1 Anthony Loffet... Twenty-year-old lightweight Adam ‘The Assassin’ Azim took another victory in the first round with a TKO victory over Anthony Loffet (8-2). Azim floored Loffet within 35 seconds of the very first bell, after a series of 1-2 combinations, before piling on the pressure with powerful shots and forcing Loffet’s corner to throw in the towel, just 1 minute and 6 seconds into the first round. Trainer Shane Mcguigan’s claim is that Azim is: ”the greatest talent he’s ever trained.”
ADDITIONAL RESULTS
Olympic Bronze medalist Karriss Artingstall defeated Vaida Masiokaite (2-17-5) by points in a six-round featherweight contest. The score was 60-54. Artingstall made a successful professional debut that saw her take a shutout victory on the referee’s scorecard over an experienced opponent who’d been in the ring with top talent like Natasha Jonas and Caroline Dubois.
Tyler Denny defeated River Wilson Bent by split decision over ten rounds to become the English middleweight champion. Denny carried two scorecards by 97-93 and 96-93 while Wilson Bent got the overruled third vote by 96-64. This was a rematch as their first that ended in a draw.
Former Boxxer Series winner Cori Gibbs returned to the ring for the first time since that tournament victory last November to extend his perfect record to 17-0. The juniuor welterweight Gibbs produced a strong performance against Carlos Perez, who came into this fight 17-6-2 overall and undefeated in his last four fights. Gibbs won all but one round on the referee’s scorecard and shook off any signs of ring rust after his recent nine-month layoff. Within seconds of the first bell ringing, Gibbs landed fast combinations while making sure to receive little in return throughout the fight.
Dylan Cheema (6-0) defeated Stu Greener over four rounds by the score of 39-37. Cheema outworked and outbattled Greener (4-9), who made the Sikh star fight hard for his victory.
Welterweight Kaisee Benjamin defeated Serge Ambomo (7-31-3) by a score of 60-55 over six rounds. The bought was fought at a higer weight than normal for Benjamin after Ambomo came in well over the agreed-upon weight limit.
Undefeated middleweight Shakiel Thompson defeated Bartosz Glowacki (5-9-1) by a score of 60-54. Thompson used his natural size and range to dominate the fight on the outside, but also showed the grit and skill to land shots from closer ranges.
Aaron McKenna def. David Benitez TKO 7/8 1:40
Irish middleweight Aaron McKenna improved to 15-0 as a professional at 22 years of age. McKenna outclassed David Benitez (8-7) across the first six rounds, and produced a whirlwind of powerful shots to force the stoppage victory, becoming the only man to stop Benitez across his 15 professional bouts.
Powerful cruiserweight and former Team GB amateur star Scott Forrest took another stoppage victory in only the second fight of his career, moving to 2-0. The loser, Toni Visic, of Croatia, is 20-33-2. Visic’s corner was forced to throw in the towel in the fourth round after a right hand from Forrest sent him tumbling to the canvas.
