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Nick Blackwell was taken to hospital this week after suffering an injury during sparring. The former British middleweight champion suffered a bleed on the brain in March, in a loss to Chris Eubank Jr. at the SSE Arena in Wembley, London, and was forced to retire from the game.
Liam Williams made easy work of a late replacement opponent and will be looking for bigger and better tests in the new year. The Clydach Vale super-welterweight was meant to defend his British title against Ahmet Patterson, live and exclusive on BoxNation, at the Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff.
Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff, Wales - WBO lightweight champion Terry Flanagan (32-0, 13KOs) stopped Orlando Cruz (25-5-1, 13KOs), who moved in weight to take the fight, in eight rounds of one-sided action.
Tommy Langford won the British title. The Commonwealth and WBO Inter-Continental champion put behind him the disappointment of a failed fight against Chris Eubank Jr. to get the vacant Lonsdale belt on points against Sam Sheedy, of Sheffield, in what was a cracking evenly-matched scrap.
Craig Evans ended the rivalry with Thomas Stalker, beating him to take his belt. The Welshman had seen his efforts come to nothing in two previous meetings with the Liverpudlian, with both contests being called a draw.
Robbie Davies Jr. will make a defence his title in the new year. The Liverpool super-lightweight, who is currently undefeated, is set to return on December 10 at Wigan Athletic’s DW Stadium over the six-round distance.
Lee Markham retained his belt by the skin of his teeth. The Romford middleweight kept hold of his English title at the Brentwood Centre, exclusively live on BoxNation, in front of a capacity crowd. Markham, who moves on to 17-3-1 (7 KOs), outpointed Andrew Robinson as part of the supporting cast to Bradley Skeete’s first defence of the British welterweight crown against John Thain.
Boy Jones Jr. put in a scintillating display as he picked up his first professional title. The 19-year-old was as comfortable as he was dominant at the Brentwood Centre, exclusively live on BoxNation, in front of a capacity crowd. Jones Jr., who is just over three weeks shy of his 20th birthday, beat the extremely tough Martin Hillman to win the vacant Southern Area super-featherweight title, as part of the supporting cast to Bradley Skeete’s first defence of the British welterweight crown against John Thain.
Harley Benn has been hit with disappointment –– just hours before his big night. The estranged son of former two-weight world champion Nigel was set to feature on Friday night’s Wam Boxing-promoted ‘Boyz In The Hood’ card, exclusively live on BoxNation.
Kid Galahad will fight again before the end of the year. The 26-year-old former British, Commonwealth and European super-bantamweight champion has been added to a card this weekend. Galahad (20-0, 11 KOs) was last in action on September 10, when he ousted Emiliano Salvini inside four rounds, exclusively live on Sky Sports Box Office, as part of the undercard to Gennady Golovkin’s middleweight world title defence against Kell Brook at London’s O2 Arena.