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Jamie McDonnell has confirmed that he will return at a higher weight after surrendering his world title. The Doncaster man is set to come back after losing his WBA ‘regular’ bantamweight crown to Naoya Inoue on May 25 in Tokyo, Japan.
Josh Kelly scored a retirement victory to add to his title tally. The former Team GB Olympian picked up Kris George’s Commonwealth welterweight title at the Metro Radio Arena. Kelly is now seven from seven as a pro with six early after the Australian was withdrawn by his corner at the end of the seventh round, exclusively live on Sky Sports.
Lewis Ritson won the British lightweight title outright in sensational style. The 24-year-old took just eight months to win the crown he snatched away from Robbie Barrett last year. Ritson stopped Barrett in Manchester last October and now has it for keeps after three incredible inside-the-distance victories.
Gavin McDonnell ensured his upward curve continued after securing a clear win. The former WBC super-bantamweight title challenger outpointed Stuart Hall to retain his fringe title. McDonnell produced a career-best performance last time out against Gamal Yafai.
Charlie Edwards once again called out Kal Yafai after the best display of his career. The former British super-flyweight and ex-English flyweight king wants a crack at the WBA world champion. Edwards, 25, knocked out Anthony Nelson inside three rounds, exclusively live on Sky Sports, at the Metro Radio Arena in Newcastle.
Ricky Burns reached the half-century in the paid ranks with a triumph. The Coatbridge man, a former three-weight global ruler, was in action for the first time since last October’s defeat to Anthony Crolla. Burns, now 35, got the ring rust off with a win over Ivan Njegac by retirement after the Croatian was pulled out by his corner at the start of round number five at the Metro Radio Arena in Newcastle.
Paddy Barnes will return to the ring towards the end of the summer. The former WBO European flyweight champion has been out of action since last November. Barnes will be back between the ropes on August 18, however, and will feature alongside long-time friend Carl Frampton.
York Hall, London - Olympic silver medal winner and the Commonwealth heavyweight champion Joe Joyce (5-0, 5 KOs) crushed the very late replacement Ivica Bacurin (29-14-1, 18 KOs), who accepted the fight on a few days notice.
Michael Page continued his unbeaten run in the professional boxing ranks with another stoppage. The 31-year-old light-heavyweight, who recently competed in the Bellator mixed martial arts event at the SSE Arena in Wembley, London, was back in action in the capital.
Robbie Davies Jnr. has been nominated for a shot at the British title. The news for the super-lightweight talent came in the latest notices issued by the British Boxing Board of Control earlier this week. Davies Jnr., who knocked out Michael Syrowatka in a rematch in March to grab his WBA Continental title back, has been crying out for a fight date.