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Sam Bowen added the WBO Inter-Continetal super-featherweight title to his collection, as he blitzed his way past Argentine Horacio Alfredo Cabral in four rounds at the Morningside Arena in Leicester, exclusively live on BT Sport.
Josh Wale came through one last challenge unscathed, as he prepares to head out to France and challenge for the European bantamweight title, getting past Nicaraguan Rafael Castillo 58-56 in what was a homecoming for “The Outlaw” at the Metrodome in Barnsley.
Luke Crowcroft continued his run down the comeback trail, as he secured an excellent fifth round stoppage win over Cello Renda, securing a future shot at the English super-middleweight title in the process, at the Doncaster Dome on promoter Stefy Bull’s latest offering.
When it comes to prospects in boxing, we’re used to seeing them in straight forward fights, where a win is practically guaranteed, as they gain experience in the ring, get used to that winning feeling and pad the record to boost their credibility.
Former amateur standout Padraig McCrory will make his debut in the pro ranks on the undercard to Ryan Burnett’s challenge for the IBF bantamweight world title against Lee Haskins on June 10, live on Sky Sports at the SSE Arena in Belfast. The 28-year-old is looking forward to his debu
Nicola Adams picked up the second win in the pro ranks, this time by way of stoppage in the 3rd round over the game Maryan Salazar in front of her adoring home crowd at the First Direct Arena in Leeds.
Tyrone Nurse warmed up for his next British title defence with a points win. The Huddersfield man, who has just one notch remaining on the super-lightweight crown before it’s his for keeps, will face Jack Catterall, his mandatory challenger, in his next fight.
Former world title challenger Stephen Smith is back in training ahead of his return to the ring, although he remains none the wiser as to when he is due to get back between the ropes. Matchroom-promoted Smith (24-3 with 14 stoppages), who fell short in two tilts for world honours against Jose Pedraza and Jason Sosa in 2016, is hoping for news in the coming days and there remains a possibility of him fighting on May 27, as part of the undercard to Kell Brook’s IBF welterweight title defence against Errol Spence at Bramall Lane in Sheffield.
Gavin McDonnell is proud when he looks back on his performance in February at the Ice Arena in Hull, when he came up short against Rey Vargas for the then vacant WBC world super-bantamweight crown. The Doncaster man, whose record slipped to 16-1-2 (4 KOs) with his first defeat in the pro ranks, believes the loss will spur him on and he can take a lot of positives from the loss to Vargas, who took home a majority decision win to Mexico.
Rotherham’s Lee Appleyard has been handed a huge opportunity, as he will face Sean Dodd on away ground for the vacant Commonwealth lightweight title at the Echo Arena on Saturday. Appleyard, whose record stands at 10-2 (4 KOs), will be entering the ring in Liverpool for the biggest fight of his career so far, but he won’t let the occasion and the crowd get to him as he believes that Dodd’s style will play into his hands.