Last night in Telford, Germany’s Abass Baraou scored the biggest, most important win of his career as he edged the always-tough Sam Eggington over 12 gritty and at times exhausting rounds to take the European title at 154 pounds.
Abass Baraou (15-1, 9 KOs) scooped up the biggest trophy of his boxing journey in good ol’ Telford, outsmarting the once-celebrated Sam Eggington (34-9, 20 KOs) – yeah, the guy with all those British, Commonwealth, and European welterweight belts in his attic – to grab the shiny EBU super welterweight belt.
Maybe we were unkind to warrior Sam Eggington. Maybe we overestimated Joe Pigford. Because tonight, in Bournemouth, proven tough man Eggington proved to be way too much for big puncher Pigford.
There will be three big cards taking place tonight across the UK (this is far from ideal, as numerous boxing writers have already pointed out, as fans now have to choose which card to tune into when really, there should have been/could have been separate dates for the three cards).
As fans know, British hell for leather warrior Sam Eggington won the IBO 154 pound title in June, when the crowd-pleaser won a 12 round decision over Przemyslaw Zysk.
Last night in Coventry, consistently exciting and entertaining warrior Sam Eggington, a man who has been called the most exciting fighter in the UK, picked up the vacant IBO 154 pound belt with a pounding win over a tough and game Przemyslaw Zysk of Poland.
20-year-old lightweight sensation Adam ‘The Assassin’ Azim took another victory in the very first round with his TKO victory over skillful opposition in Anthony Loffet.
No over-the-top hype, no trash talk, nothing but mutual respect both before and after the fight. This and a whole lot of leather thrown, with vicious intent from both sides, all night long.
Sam Eggington smashed Ashley Theophane in the sixth round tonight in Redditch with one final body shot to get back on track towards championship contention in 2021.
Sam Eggington and Ted Cheeseman served up an unforgettable Fight of the Year contender on a spectacular opening night of Matchroom Fight Camp in Brentwood, Essex, live on Sky Sports in the UK and DAZN in the US.