By Elliot Foster
Tasif Khan is set for a great future in the sport after winning two versions of the world title.
The 33-year-old (11-1-2, 4 KOs) claimed both the vacant WBU and GBU super flyweight belts at the Cedar Court Hotel.
Khan, from Bradford, stopped Isaac Quaye of Ghana inside six rounds, with a left hook to the body, exclusively live on Made In Leeds.
The main event of the show, which was billed ‘Making History’ and was the first professional boxing card in the city for five years, was something of a one-sided affair, with ‘Pretty Boy Junior’, 27, –– who was iced inside a round by super flyweight sensation Kal Yafai last May –– meeting the canvas four times in the process as he slipped to 27-12-1 (18 KOs).
Referee Lee Murtagh waved the contest off, having seen enough, and that led to jubilant scenes inside the Cedar Suite at the hotel.
His manager, Stephen Vaughan, has revealed the plans for the future for Khan.
He said: “Tasif boxed brilliantly and now has an awful lot of momentum behind him.
“He’s got a lot of potential and I we can definitely use him as a springboard to get back to where we belong.
“He’s only been a world champion for a few days and we have already had an offer from Spain for him to go out there and defend his belts. But we also have that stronghold in his home city.
“We’ll sit down next week and plan what’s next, but we could use either avenue as a progression.”
Elsewhere on the card, Total Combat winner Nick Quigley made it six stoppages from seven outings since making a comeback last March with a four-round ending of Belfast’s Phil Townley, who was competing in his 13th contest.
Meanwhile, there were mixed fortunes for gym-mates Bernard Roe and Jay Carney, who got a points victory and a draw respectively.
Roe looked sensational as he boxed his way to a win over Nottingham veteran Matt Scriven in his third outing since last September’s debut, while Carney, who is now 2-1-2 (2), battled hard against Latvia’s Dinars Skripkins and both fighters saw their arms raised at the end of the four-round ding-dong.
But the mood was dampened somewhat as Maltese heavyweight Billy Corito slipped to 10-2 (8) after dropping a four-round decision at the hands of Reinis Porozovs.
However, the pair will do battle again in Malta on April 1 with the vacant WBC CISBB title on the line.
