Conor Benn remained undefeated with an explosive second round stoppage over Chris Van Heerden in a scheduled 12-round welterweight bout at The Manchester Arena in Manchester, England.
Benn came out in a seek-and-destroy mode in the Mike Tyson posture as he loaded with hard power shots. In round two, he hit his mark as he buckled Van Heerden with a hard right hand for which he followed up with a hard uppercuts and three chopping rights later Van Heerden was down and out at 59 seconds.
Benn, 146 lbs of Essex, ENG is now 21-0 with 14 knockouts. Van Heerden, 145 lbs of Santa Monica, CA via South Africa is 28-3-1-1.
Billiam-Smith Stops McCarthy in 8 in rematch
Chris Billiam-Smith made it two victories over Tommy McCarthy by registering an eighth-round stoppage in a cruiserweight fight.
In round six, Billam-Smith began to bleed over his left eye.
In round eight, Billiam Smith landed a hard right that was followed up by a left on the ropes that shook McCarthy. That was followed by a booming right to the side of the head that put McCarthy down for the count at 1:20.
Billiam-Smith, 199 lbs of Bournesmouth, ENG is now 15-1 with 11 knockouts. McCarthy, 199 lbs of Belfast, NI is now 18-4.
This was a rematch of Billiam-Smith’s split decision on July 31, 2021.
Campbell Hatton Decisions Gregores
Campbell Hatton remained undefeated with a six-round decision over Ezequiel Gregores in a junior welterweight fight.
Hatton, 136 lbs of Manchester, ENG won by a 60-54 score and is now 7-0. Gregores, 139 lbs of Spain is 3-10.
Alycia Baumgardner Decisions Matthysse; Defends Jr. Lightweight Title
Alycia Baumgardner made the first the defense of the WBC/IBO Junior Lightweight world titles with a 10-round unanimous decision over former world champion Soledad Matthysse.
Baumgardner landed 113 of 315 punches; Matthysse just 38 of 260.
Baumgardner, 129 lbs of Detroit, MI won by shutout scores of 100-90 on all cards and is now 12-1. Matthysse, 133 lbs of Argentina is 17-12-1.
Jack Cullen Decisions Belujsky
Jack Cullen won an eight-round decision over Vladimir Belujsky in a light heavyweight bout.
Cullen, 171 lbs of Little Leaver, ENG won by a 80-72 score and is now 21-3-1.Belujsky, 172 lbs of Mitchlestown, IRE is 12-4-1.
Jordan Thompson stopped Mariano Angel Gudino in round two of their eight-round cruiserweight fight.
Thompson dropped Gudino with a hard right uppercut and the fight was stopped as Gudino was in no condition to continue at 47 seconds.
Thompson, 195 lbs of Manchester, ENG is 13-0 with 11 knockouts. Gudino, 199 lbs of Cordoba, ARG is now 14-6.
Thomas Whittaker Hart remained undefeated with a six-round decision over Ben Ridings in a light heavyweight bout.
In round one, Ridings was cut over his right eye.
Whittaker Hart, 175 lbs of Liverpool, ENG won by 78-74 score and is now 7-0. Ridings, 174 lbs of Bery, ENG is 5-2.
