Peterlee Leisure Centre, Peterlee, Tyne and Wear - Ashley Theophane (31-4-1, 9KOs) stopped late replacement Ben Murphy (8-5-1, 4KOs) in the eleventh round to retain the British junior welterweight title. Murphy, a 22-1 underdog who took the fight on five days notice, dominated large portions of the fight with his aggressive style of fighting. At the time of the stoppage, Murphy was up on all three scorecards by 5, 4 and 1. All needed to do was stay on his feet the last two rounds to pull out a big upset.
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