Terry Flanagan DQ4 Michael Ansah... Former WBO lightweight champion Terry Flanagan (35-2, 14 KOs), now a junior welterweight, dominated Michael Ansah (17-10-2, 11 KOs). After Ansah was disqualified in round four, Flanagan said: “Another routine win really. He was an awkward kid who didn’t offer much and he was a level or two below me so it’s hard to look good against people like that. When I started landing with body shots and finding a way through he was looking for a way out. I was happy to box out here and put on a show for all of the fans.”
Jay Harris TKO4 Paddy Barnes ... Jay Harris stopped three-time Olympian Paddy Barnes in the fourth round of a flyweight bout in Belfast Northern Ireland. Unbeaten Harris (17-0, 9 KOs) dropped Barnes (12-4 including the World Series of Boxing) after some powerful body shots, with Barnes initially showing bravery to get up and continue, before the damage then took its toll and Harris earned the stoppage win. Harris said: “I’m ecstatic. I thought my performance was really good and I’m on top of the world. We knew it would be a loud atmosphere and I had goosebumps as soon as I walked out. I’m chuffed with myself and now we’ll see what happens next year.”
Barnes said: “He hit me with a good shot to the body and I couldn’t get up. The first body shot hurt me and I went down, but the second one took me around 12 seconds to recover.
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Elsewhere on the card, Sean McComb (9-0, 4 KOs) extended his undefeated record after decisioning Emiliano Dominguez (23-6, 9 KOs) over eight rounds. McComb said: “I’m delighted with the win. Tough fight and a good one to overcome. I’m just beginning and he’s 24 fights in, and it was a massive learning curve. I stepped up a level again, and the crowd gave me life out there, it was like a second wind and the atmosphere was phenomenal.”
Pierce O'Leary won a four-round decision over Oscar Amador. O’Leary said: “I walked out and hearing all of the crowd was brilliant, but I couldn’t get carried away with myself so I stayed composed. I can’t thank everyone enough who travelled up from Dublin, and thank you to MTK Global for now allowing me to showcase my skills around the world, it’s a dream come true.”
Paddy Donovan stopped Arturo Lopez in the first round. Donovan said: “I trained hard for this fight and we had to do a job. The knockout came and I was glad. There was a lot of pressure on me and a lot of talk about me, so I was really happy with the way that I got the win. I loved every second of it.”
Conrad Cummings got a six-round points win over Adam Grabiec. Cummings said: “It was good to get the rust off. Getting six rounds in is exactly what I needed after the time out, and it’s onwards and upwards. There were a lot of personal issues over the last 18 months, so just to be back in the ring is great, and now we’ll take it one step at a time.”
Sean Duffy outpointed Edwin Tellez over four rounds. Duffy said: “I’ve had a good amateur career and now I want to jump straight in at the deep end in the professionals. I’m looking forward to stepping up to bigger and better things. Ulster Hall never fails, it was a brilliant atmosphere.”
Ruari Dalton topped Jose Hernandez via four-round decision. Dalton said: “I was happy to get the rounds in and I’d never fought in the Ulster Hall before, so it was a great place to box. I’ve got a great fan base and I’m very grateful to everybody who came to watch me, and I just need to stay active now.”
Gary Cully got the decision in six rounds over Danny Mendoza. Cully said: “I had six months out so I’m buzzing just to get back in the ring. I was a bit nervous but once I started getting the jabs off I felt fine. I really did enjoy it and started using my feet and working through the gears, and that’s what it’s all about.”
In six rounds, Lewis Crocker defeated Ohio Kain Iremien. Crocker said: “He was a tough opponent who kept coming forward and those are the fights I ideally want. We know what to work on for next time and now hopefully we can push for another fight before the end of the year.” source for all results: mtk global management
