Heavyweight contender Fabio Wardley (18-0-1, 17 KOs) jumped on Frazer Clarke (8-1-1, 6 KOs) instantly, hurting him with a crushing proper hand after which blasting him to the canvas with two super proper arms to attain a fast first-round knockout of their rematch on Saturday evening on the Kingdom Area in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Wardley seemed like he wasn’t taking part in round. He went after Clarke immediately, connecting with a proper hand that spun him round like a prime, sending him face-first into the ropes.
Clarke turned himself round and fired again a nifty proper uppercut that confirmed that he nonetheless had his wits about him. Wardley related with a brief proper hand, then a left-right that had Clarke wanting badly harm as soon as once more, sending him retreating to the ropes. Wardley then landed two sledgehammer rights to the pinnacle that put Clarke down.
There could be no getting back from that knockdown, as Clarke was too harm. It seemed like his jaw was knocked askew by the 2 proper arms that Wardley completed him with. Even when Clarke had gotten again to his ft, he wouldn’t have been in a situation to proceed. The time of the stoppage was at 2:28 of spherical one.
Earlier this 12 months, Wardley and Clarke had fought to a 12-round draw on March thirty first on the O2 Area in London.
Eubank Jr. Stops Szeremeta
Extremely ranked middleweight contender Chris Eubank Jr. (34-3, 25 KOs) knocked out Kamil Szeremeta (25-3-2, 8 KOs) in spherical seven to win the IBO title.
Coming back from a 13-month layoff, the 35-year-old Eubank Jr. seemed well-rested, knocking Szeremeta down 4 occasions within the contest. He dropped Szeremeta in rounds one and 6 with proper arms to the pinnacle.
Within the seventh, Eubank Jr. knocked Szeremeta down twice with physique pictures. The battle was halted after the second knockdown of the spherical. The time of the stoppage was on the 1:50 mark.
Eubank Jr. seemed good in opposition to this stage of opponent, however he didn’t present the form of means that means that he would beat any of the champions at middleweight. At this level, that doesn’t appear to be Eubank Jr’s aim.
Not one of the champions at 160 are common sufficient for Eubank Jr. to make the cash he hopes to get. He’ll battle Conor Benn subsequent, and if he wins that, he’ll probably be chosen by Canelo Alvarez for a title protection of his three tremendous middleweight belts. Eubank Jr. is a domestic-level prizefighter and never a world champion-level fighter.
Ben Whittaker vs. Liam Cameron Ends in Draw
Undefeated mild heavyweight Ben Whittaker (8-0-1, 5 KOs) and Liam Cameron (23-6-1, 10 KOs) fought to a disappointing five-round technical draw. The 2020 Olympic silver medalist Whittaker suffered a proper leg damage when he and Cameron fell out of the ring within the fifth spherical. The battle was stopped at that time, and it went to the scorecards.
The scores had been 58-57 for Whittaker, 58-57 for Cameron, and 58-58. Whittaker, 27, was taken away in a wheelchair after the battle.
Cameron was touchdown the more durable pictures and appeared to have taken over the battle by the third spherical. Whittaker seemed like he was mentally falling aside from the fourth from the onerous punches that Cameron was frequently hitting him with.
Within the fifth, Whittaker hit Cameron repeatedly with low blows, which resulted within the referee giving him a tough warning. Moments later, Whittaker grabbed Cameron whereas they had been in opposition to the ropes and leaned on them, sending each exterior of the ring. It seemed to some followers like Whittaker was making an attempt to get out of the battle to avoid wasting himself from being knocked out. We’ll by no means make certain, however there’ll probably be a rematch.
Skye Nicolson Defeats Rave Chapman
Unbeaten WBC feminine featherweight champion Skye Nicolson (12-0, 1 KO) outboxed Raven Chapman (9-1, 2 KOs), profitable a large ten-round unanimous resolution. A smiling Nicolson, 29, used motion and potshots to dominate each spherical of the battle in opposition to the plodding Chapman. The scores had been 99-91, 98-92, 98-92.
