Liam ‘Beefy’ Smith (30-3-1, 17 KOs) overcame a bad start to come roaring back to defeat Anthony Fowler (15-2, 12 KOs) by an eighth round knockout on Saturday night to claim the WBA International junior middleweight title at the Echo Arena in Liverpool, England.
Dillian Whyte flattened Alexander Povetkin with a huge left hook after an inspired performance to gain redemption in their high-stakes rematch at the Europa Point Sports Complex in Gibraltar, live on Sky Sports Box Office in the UK and DAZN in all other markets excluding the UK and Ireland.
Dillian Whyte (28-2, 19 KOs) completely dominated interim WBC heavyweight champion Alexander Povetkin (36-3-1, 25 KOs) in defeating him by a fourth-round knockout on Saturday night in their rematch at Gibraltar.
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.
In a thrilling back and forth war, Ted Cheeseman (16-2-1, 9 KO) came out ahead on Saturday night, defeating IBF International junior middleweight champion Sam Eggington (28-7, 17 KO) by a 12 round unanimous decision by the scores 115-114, 116-113, and 116-113.
Eggington Vs. Cheeseman Weights And Running Order – 19:00 LIVE ON SKY SPORTS – 19:15 FIRST BELL
10 x 3 mins Featherweight contest
JORDAN GILL 8st 13lbs 12oz v REECE BELLOTTI 8st 13lbs 4oz
(Chatteris) (Watford)
Followed by
8 x 3 mins Super-Lightweight contest
DALTON SMITH 10st 0lbs 8oz v NATHAN BENNETT 10st 0lbs 0oz
(Sheffield) (Liverpool)
Followed by
10 x 3 mins vacant English Heavyweight Title
FABIO WARDLEY 16st 0lbs 0oz v SIMON VALLILY 16st 0lbs 8oz
(Ipswich) (Middlesbrough)
Followed by
12 x 3 mins vacant British Lightweight Title
JAMES TENNYSON 9st 8lbs 8oz v GAVIN GWYNNE 9st 8lbs 4oz
(Belfast) (Treharris)
Followed by
12 x 3 mins IBF International Super-Welterweight Title
SAM EGGINGTON 10st 13lbs 12oz v TED CHEESEMAN 10st 13lbs 4oz
Ted Cheeseman has promised to use his size and strength to bully a ‘fragile’ Sam Eggington when they clash for the Stourbridge man’s IBF International Super-Welterweight Title.
Eddie Hearn: – “Good afternoon everyone. Thank you to Chris and Darren. I’m a bit nervous actually! It’s been four or five months since I’ve done an actual live press conference.
Eddie Hearn promised and according to today’s press release, Eddie Hearn will deliver. His initial tweets seemed like pipedreams, boxing in Matchroom HQ gardens featuring some great fights and no fans.
Eddie Hearn and Matchroom are delighted to announce the full boxing schedule for Fight Camp – an unrivalled summer of elite boxing based at the Matchroom HQ in Brentwood, Essex with the first three weeks shown live on Sky Sports in the UK and DAZN in the US – and the final week shown live on Sky Sports Box Office.
Conor Benn survived a scary first round to destroy Juss Koivula with a brutal second-round finish and successfully defend his WBA Continental Welterweight crown.