Craig Poxton: record, next fight and profile →
Leeds - Lyon Woodstock (10-0, 5 KOs) picked up the WBO European title after a hard fought explosive Unanimous Decision victory over Craig Poxton (13-5). The clash between Lyon Woodstock and Craig Poxton became an explosive affair from the off set. The contest, which showcased the Midlands Area Champion take on the Southern Area Champion, saw Poxton cut badly in the second round as the pair refused to take a backward step early on.
Ahead of his hotly-anticipated rematch with Liam Williams, Liam Smith has been sparring Super-Middleweight Darryll Williams. Smith meets the Welshman in Newcastle on November 11th, live on BT Sport and BoxNation, after their controversial first fight back in April. Despite winning the bout, he admitted he had a poor start at the Manchester Arena and also missed weight beforehand. This time around Smith is determined to leave no stone unturned in training.
Lowestoft giantslayer Craig Poxton enters this month’s mouth-watering domestic dust-up against Leicester’s Lyon Woodstock intent on convincing the fight trade that he’s no ‘one fight wonder’ Poxton executed one of the upsets of the year last February when he chopped down Chingford’s previously unbeaten Boy Jones Jr in ten to snare the Southern Area Super-Featherweight strap at The York Hall.