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Heavyweight prospect Daniel Dubois (6-0, 6 KOs) demolished Dorian Darch (12-6-1) in two rounds. Dubois stalked him in the first round, hurting Darch and sent him down at the end of the first round. In the second round, Darch tried his best to fight back, but Dubois dropped him three more times before the referee waved off the contest.
Erik Skoglund has been placed in a coma after suffering a bleed on the brain. The super-middleweight was due to fight in London next weekend against Rocky Fielding for the vacant WBC Silver title. But the Swede was forced to wait to enter the ring after the December 17 fight night, at the O2 Arena, exclusively live on Sky Sports Box Office, was postponed after David Haye withdrew from his main event heavyweight rematch against Tony Bellew.
JAZZA DICKENS has confirmed the next move in his career after being out of the ring since May. The former British super-bantamweight champion lost his crown via a technical decision against Tommy Ward at the First Direct Arena in Leeds. Dickens, 26, has a ledger of 22-3 with seven early and will look to return in 2018 after an up-and-down few months.
Kell Brook will make his long-awaited ring return in the first half of 2018. The Sheffield man, a former IBF welterweight world champion, will make his comeback in his home city. Brook has been out of the ring since losing his crown to Errol Spence Jr. at Bramall Lane in May.
Anthony Yigit retained his European super-lightweight crown on away soil. The Swede scored an unanimous decision against Joe Hughes at the Leicester Arena. Yigit, whose nickname is ‘Can You Dig It?’, had long been mentioned as a potential future foe for Commonwealth and WBC Silver super-lightweight champion Josh Taylor.
David Price got back to winning ways on Saturday. The former British and Commonwealth heavyweight champion admitted to nearly hanging up the gloves after his last defeat –– but now has a new lease of life. Price said after defeat to Christian Hammer in February that he wouldn’t box again and that he would return to work as a gas engineer. But he just couldn’t keep away from the sport and returned at the Brentwood Centre in Essex, exclusively live on iFL TV.
Chantelle Cameron put on a glittering display as she outlined her world level credentials. The Northampton girl stepped up to fight for the vacant IBO female lightweight crown and made short work of her opponent. Cameron moved to 5-0, exclusively live on Channel 5 in the UK, as she dispatched of former Katie Taylor foe Viviane Obenauf at the Leicester Arena.
Mike Stafford was brave in defeat as he was pulled out in a challenge for the Commonwealth crown. The Southport man, who dropped to 16-4 at the Leicester Arena on Saturday, lost to cruiserweight Luke Watkins. Stafford was looking to win the rainbow belt, exclusively live on 5Spike, on Cyclone Promotions’ ‘All Or Nothing’ card.
Frampton, the McGuigans and Cyclone split earlier this year, prior to the former two-weight world champion linking up with MTK Global as advisors to his career and Frank Warren as his new promoter, along with Jamie Moore who replaced Barry’s son Shane McGuigan as head trainer. The popular Ulsterman, 30, suffered his first career defeat earlier this year, when he travelled to Las Vegas and lost a 12-round decision in his rematch with Leo Santa Cruz at the MGM Grand.
SAM MAXWELL extended his undefeated ledger with his first overseas win in the paid code. The 29-year-old faced Oszkar Fiko of Budapest in Hungary over six rounds on the undercard of Manuel Charr’s clash against Alexander Ustinov for the vacant WBA ‘regular’ world heavyweight title in Oberhausen, Germany, on Saturday.