Masoud Wins Split Decision over Sanmartin

Shabaz Masoud took a 10-round split decision over Jose Sanmartin in a super bantamweight in Newcastle, England.

Masoud, 121,7 lbs of Stoke, England won by scores of 98-92 and 96-

Cameron Vuong won a six-round unanimous decision over John Henry Mosqueura in lightweight bout.

Vuong, 137.55 lbs of Blyth, ENG won by scores of 60-54 on all cards and is now 2-0. Mosquera, 139.5 lbs of Tottenham, ENG is 5-5.

Jeff Ofori stopped previously undefeated Callum French in the eighth and final round of their lightweight bout.

In round three, French was bleeding around the left eye.

In round eight, the corner of French threw in the towel at 32 seconds.

Ofori, 138 lbs of Tottenheim, ENG is 13-5-2 with four stoppages. French, 137.75 lbs of Gateshead, ENG is 4-1.

Mark Dickinson stopped Grant Dennis in round five of their 10-round middleweight bout.

In round five Dickinson dropped Dennis with a flurry of punches and the bout was stopped at 1:10.

Dickinson, 159.3 lbs of West Rainton, ENG is 6-0 with two knockouts. Dennis, 163.4 lbs of Chartham ENG is 18-6.

Ishmael Davis stopped Ewan Mackenzie in round eight of their 10-round super welterweight bout.

In round eight, Davis battered a bloody Mackenzie until the corner threw in the towel at 2:44.

Davism 153.65 lbs of Leeds, ENG is 12-0 with six knockouts. Mackenzie, 153.4 lbs of Jarrow ENG is 8-1.

Ben Rees got off the deck to stop Sadaam Moamed De Silva Caetano in round five of their six-round light heavyweight bout.

In round two, Caetano dropped Rees with a short right hand.

In round five, Rees hurt Catetano with a right and a follow-up flurry forced a referee stoppage

Rees, 184.45 lbs of Ashington, SA is 2-0-1 with two knockouts. Caetano, 183.4 lbs of Bruggs, BEL is 7-4.

Jimmy Sains stopped Jesus Lobeto in round two of their four-round middleweight contest

Sains landed a series of punches of on the ropes and the fight was stopped at 1:07.

Sains, 162.45 lbs of Brentwood, ENG is 2-0 with two knockouts. Loberto, 165.75 lbs of Principado de Asturias, SPA is 1-3-1.

Owen Rees stopped Konrad Czajkowski in round five of their six-round super lightweight fight.

Rees dominated the action and ended the fight after landing a couple of big right hands at 2:25.

Rees, 141.55 lbs of Birtlye, ENG is 2-0 with two knockouts. Czajlowski, 141.5 lbs of Skladowice, POL is 2-2-1.




Frampton Stops Traynor in 7

Carl Frampton tuned up for a Fall title shot with a 7th round stoppage over Darren Traynor in a lightweight bout at York Hall in London, England,

In round six, Frampton dropped Traynor with a hard left to the body. In round seven, He landed another left to the body, and Traynor waved No-Mas and the fight was over.

Frampton, 134.4 lbs of Belfast, Ireland will now fight Jamel Herring (should Herring be successful on September 5th against Jonathan Oquend) with a record of 28-2 with 16 knockouts. Traynor, 134 1/4 lbs of Scotland is 16-4.

Said Frampton, “I’m happy to get the win, obviously. Far from my best, but I suppose people talk about rounds. I don’t think it’s going to harm me doing the rounds. If I had the chance to take him out in the first round, I would’ve done that.

“It was a better opponent for Herring than the original opponent because I think he was about my height, maybe even a little bit shorter. Darren isn’t a southpaw, but the dimensions are similar. I know I need to be a lot better for Herring. It’s good to get the rounds done. My hands are fine. No issues there. Onward and upward.”

Conlan stops Takoucht in 10th

Michael Conlan remained undefeated by stopping former world title challenger Sofiane Takoucht in the 10th and final round of their featherweight bout.

In round four, Conlan was deducted a point for a low blow. In round five, he was deducted another point for a low blow.

In round 10, Conlan landed a hard combination that hurt Takoucht. Conlan drove him to the ropes and the fight was stopped.

Conlan, 126.25 lbs of Belfast is 14-0 with eight knockouts. Takoucht, 126.6 lbs of France is 35-5.

Sharp Decisions Ofori

Archie Sharp barley remained undefeated by winning a decision over Jeff Ofori in a lightweight bout.

Ofori out-landed Sharp 124-112.

Sharp, 133 lbs of Wailing win by a 96-95 score and is now 19-0. Ofori, 131.1 lbs of London is 10-3-1.

EARLY RESULTS FROM LONDON

Troy Williamson won a hard-fought 10-round unanimous decision over Harry Scarf in a junior middleweight bout.

Williams, 152.8 lbs won by scores of 97-94, 96-94 and 96-95 and is now 15-0-1. Scarf, 153.3 lbs is 8-2.

Paddy Donovan destroyed an overmatched Des Newton in the 1st round of their scheduled six-round welterweight bout

Donovan dropped Newton in the first 30 seconds with a left hand. Donovan finished thing with two massive body shots, with the latter being a left right to the gut that put Newton down and in a lot of pain and the fight was stopped.

Donovan, 146.5 lbs is 4-0 with three knockouts. Newton, 149.3 lbs is 8-16.




JEFF OFORI INTENDS TO GET “MEAN AND NASTY” AGAINST ARCHIE SHARP

JEFF OFORI BELIEVES he is ready to take advantage of the opportunity afforded to him by fighting Archie Sharp TONIGHT, live on BT Sport 2.

The 30-year-old from Tottenham returns to the ring against Sharp, having suffered defeat up at super lightweight when he was stopped by Ohara Davies in the Golden Contract back in February.

Davies just proved too big and strong for the undersized Ofori but he will have no such shortcomings tonight and is grateful a further opportunity to shine has come his way.

“Definitely, it is another big chance for me,” said the 10-2-1 man who turned pro in May 2017. “I’ve had a good seven or eight weeks to prepare for this so I’ve got no complaints at all, it was fair play, they told me early and I’m ready and raring to go.

“I rolled the dice against Ohara but I still believed I could win that fight. My experience probably let me down. This will definitely be easier.”

Ofori is no stranger to Sharp with the pair being on friendly terms from sparring sessions ahead of his Southern Area lightweight success against Jumanne Camero and Sharp’s defeat of Lyon Woodstock.

“He is a good fighter, man. We sparred each other when we were both going for our first titles, which we both won, so there is history there.”

“I am not there to make up the numbers so you are going to have a very entertaining fight.

“This fight is going to be very endurance based with a very fast pace. I am going to have to get a bit mean and nasty when it gets down to it, so you will see the best of him and you will definitely see the best of me.

“He said he is ready for me to come forward and I don’t know what his game plan is. Mine is to box to the best of my ability and to be the hunter.”

“This will turn my whole life around. I am not going in there to play any games as I cannot afford to let this opportunity slip.

Live Coverage on BT Sport 2 begins at 8pm TONIGHT




ARCHIE PREDICTS FIREWORKS ON AUGUST 20th

ARCHIE SHARP PROMISES a fan-friendly collision when he goes toe-to-toe with Jeff Ofori, with his WBO European super featherweight title at stake on Thursday August 20.

The unbeaten ‘Sharpshooter’ will clock up his 19th professional fight at the BT Studio against the 10-2-1 Tottenham man in the fourth edition of Frank Warren’s summer series that returns the sport to television screens.

It will represent a fourth defence of his WBO title for the 25-year-old Sharp and one he insists will be a tough domestic assignment against an opponent he is already familiar with.

“I am buzzing to be back out and I’m looking forward to it, being top of the bill as well is nice to hear,” reacted Sharp to his fight news.

“I have just been playing it by ear during the lockdown when the whole world didn’t know where it was at. Now I have got a date I am off to Tenerife with the Walsh brothers to prepare me for the Ofori fight.

“To be honest with you, Jeff is a very nice fella and I know him and his trainer and have nothing but respect for them. I’ve sparred Jeff and it was him who prepared me for the Lyon Woodstock fight.

“So we’ve done some rounds together and he is very tough. He’s boxed up at a big weight (super lightweight) against Ohara Davies, so it will be very interesting with him coming down to 9st 4lbs.

“I do know he is relentless, he comes forward, but in the last two years I have put on a lot of power and strength so it will be a good fight.

“I think this sort of fight, with our styles, will bring the best me out and that is why I wanted this fight because I am going to show everyone the real me. I have not really done that in previous fights.

“This sort of opponent will allow me to bring the best out of me,” added Sharp, who considers this fight as comparable to the tests he has already been presented with.

“I don’t think he is the best I’ve had in terms of ability, but it toughness he is right up there for sure.

“It will be a very, very good fight for the fans watching and there will definitely be some fireworks. There will also be a masterclass from myself.”

Featuring as part of the event is the IBF European super welterweight clash between the unbeaten pair of Troy Williamson (13-0-1) from Darlington and Michael McGurk (12-0) from Uddingston in Scotland.

There are also fights for three Blue Chip prospects from the Queensberry iBox Gym, with Dennis McCann (6-0), Sam Noakes (3-0) and Henry Turner (2-0) all in action. 




Golden Contract Results

Ohara Davies stopped previously undefeated Logan Yoon in round seven in the quarterfinals of the Golden Contract tournament at York Hall in London.

Davies dominated the action and Yoon’s corner saved their fighter from any more damage after the 7th.

Davies is 20-2 with 15 knockouts. Yoon is 16-1.

Tyrone McKenna won a 10-round unanimous decision over Mikey Sakyi.

McKenna won by scores of 100-90 twice and 100-91 to raise his mark to 20-1-1. Sakyi is 8-3.

Mohammad Mimoune stopped Darren Surtees in round five of their quarterfinal bout.

Mimoune ended the bout in round five when he landed a hard combination that was finished off by a straight left to the head, and the bout was stopped at 2:21.

Mimoune is 22–3 with three knockouts. Suretees is 12-1.

Jeff Ofori advanced in the Golden Contract tournament via referee decision as his bout with Kieran Gething ended in a split draw.

Ofori won a card 96-94; Gething won a card 96-94 and a 3rd card read even at 95-95. The referee sentOfori to the semifinal round with his nod towards Gething.

Ofori is 10-1-1. Gething is 9-2-2.