Kash Farooq W10 Alexander Espinoza... Glasgow bantamweight Kash Farooq (15-1) completed a stylish points victory over Nicaragua’s Alexander Espinoza (20-3-2) in London's Copper Box Arena on Saturday. Farooq displayed superior ring skills against the tough 28 year-old, receiving a unanimous decision with scores of 97-93, 97-95 and 97-94. “I’m over the moon with the performance,” Farooq told Sky Sports. “I knew it was going to be a tough fight. I came as an underdog, he was the champion. He took some really heavy shots and he kept coming and coming... He just wanted to win. That’s why he came here. I wasn’t going to be denied. It’s a lot of hard work in the gym. Practice, practice and practice. It’s second nature because I’ve been working on this for such a long time. I can see the punches coming.”
John Hedges W4 Stanko Jermelic... [Nobody's 0 had to go as] John Hedges moved to 2-0 with a shutout points win over Croatia’s Stanko Jermelic (0-6) in the opening bout of the night. In his first fight at light heavyweight, the 18 year-old from Takeley put a difficult professional debut behind him with a calm and collected performance. “I’m so happy,” said Hedges. “I needed that after the start I had. I’m with a new team now and it just shows what we’ve been working on in the gym. I’d like to thank my team for helping me to get that win. I feel really good. After that debut I didn’t feel like I deserved to be on TV this time. This is what I needed to move forward. People must look at me and think I’m a bit of a fleshy light heavyweight. That’s just the body type I have. I feel so much better at this weight. I feel strong and I’m only going to get better as the journey continues. That still wasn’t my best, but it was an improvement from last time. I’ll be ready to go again next time with an even better performance. Nobody is going to remember these first few fights. I’m hoping to be like Conor Benn and headlining my own shows in the future.”
Nick Campbell TKO2 Petr Frohlich ... Rugby player turned heavyweight Nick Campbell got his professional career off to a flyer by taking out Petr Frohlich (2-31-1) in two rounds. The 31 year-old from Glasgow unloaded a succession of thudding body shots in the opening round. Frohlich crumpled to the canvas after clubbing shots at the start of the second and referee Robert Williams waved it off following another flurry of punches. “I like to try and stay humble, I expected to get rid of that guy to be honest with you,” said Campbell. “I know he’s not been knocked out many times in his losses and he’s tough. He took some shots there. I’m pleased with how it went. I put him down once and then the referee jumped in and stopped it. In my opinion it was the dream debut. Making my debut on a stage like that after everything that happened in the past year is something that I’d have never of dreamed of. I’m just buzzing to be here and to be talking to you. I’m happy with my performance. I went in there and I had a high work rate. I was just trying to display the things we’d been working on in the gym. I can’t thank my team enough for all of the hard work they’ve put into me. They’re the best team around in my opinion. All of the people that have been singing my praises, that was for you, so thank you. I’m a bit older than most people that make their debut, but I feel young. Every fight that I have is a step further than people thought I could go. I’m just here to prove people wrong and work hard.” source for all results: matchroom
