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ADAM AZIM boxed his way to a 10-round shut-out against Santos Reyes on a night of firsts for Britain’s 140lb superstar-in-waiting. Azim, headlining a major arena for the first time, had only ever failed to get the stoppage once before, back on his professional debut in 2020 against Ed Harrison over six rounds.
ZAK CHELLI out-hustled Anthony Sims Jr over 10 to claim a unanimous decision and add the biggest name to his record at the Wembley Arena.
Tyler Denny produced a career-best performance against Brad Pauls to successfully defend his English middleweight title. Although the pair served up a competitive, entertaining fight, Midlands man Denny dominated for large spells and was awarded a unanimous decision by the judges. Howard Foster and Terry O’Connor both scored the 10-rounder 97-93 while Michael Alexander saw it 98-93 and the previously-undefeated Pauls could have few complaints about the decision.
CAROLINE Dubois maintained the searing start to her professional career by crushing the hopelessly overmatched Feriche Mashaury inside three rounds at the Wembley Arena.
BRITISH boxing paid its respects to the late Ron Lewis at Wembley Arena on Saturday night. Lewis, who was due to cover the show headlined by Adam Azim for Boxing Scene, suffered a cardiac arrest and died on Friday morning.
Anthony Joshua has revealed he is now motivated primarily by money as he prepares to take on Jermaine Franklin on April 1. Joshua is returning from back-to-back defeats to Oleksandr Usyk against the Michigan heavyweight, who was beaten by Dillian Whyte in November.
Dan Azeez is hoping his rearranged European title shot will land on the March 11 card headlined by his former opponent Lawrence Okolie.
WBO cruiserweight champion Lawrence Okolie has joined forces with SugarHill Steward. The Londoner announced the link-up on Instagram ahead of his scheduled clash with mandatory challenger David Light next month. The fight has a scheduled date of March 11.1.
Paddy Donovan is set to draw a line under six frustrating months out of the ring by returning to action on April 1. The southpaw stylist has endured two stop-start years and has boxed just four times since November 2020.
AFTER serving up eight thrilling rounds punctuated by some of the best light-heavyweight action London has ever seen, Artur Beterbiev and Anthony Yarde came face to face again in the bowels of the Wembley Arena once all the shouting had stopped.