Hassan Mwakinyo: record, next fight and profile →
Liam ‘Beefy’ Smith got a 4th round knockout of Hassan Mwakinyo in his return to home city of Liverpool, but it was not the perfect homecoming with the fight ending in confusion and controversy.
Former WBO super welterweight champion Liam Smith kept up his winning streak with a hugely unsatisfactory fourth-round win over Hassan Mwakinyo, who was stopped after twice taking a knee.
Smith, Mwakinyo Weights Photos Gallery - Today's BOXXER weigh-ins saw former WBO world super welterweight champion Liam Smith and Hassan Mwakinyo, plus WBO world super welterweight champion Natasha Jonas and WBC champion Patricia Berghult come face to face before their showdowns tomorrow night.
Hassan Mwakinyo was late to fight week but arrived in time to put to rest any talk of his not going through with a scheduled fight with Liam Smith.
Former world champion Liam Smith is hoping that his upcoming fight against Hassan Mwakinyo will lead to a world title shot. Smith returns before his home fans, this Saturday, when he faces Mwakinyo at Liverpool's M&S Bank Arena.
Frazer Clarke will enjoy a quick ring return. BOXXER has confirmed the addition of Clarke to its already announced September 3 show at M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool, England. An opponent was not yet named for the 31-year-old heavyweight, who returns to the ring just five weeks after his last outing.
Natasha Jonas landed a title unification bout and a homecoming in one fell swoop. The 38-year-old Liverpool native will remain at junior middleweight, where she puts her WBO title on the line against WBC titlist Patricia Berghult. The two-belt clash will land on an already confirmed September 3 Sky Sports broadcast from M&S Bank Arena in her Liverpool hometown, BOXXER announced Friday.
Liverpool’s own Liam ‘Beefy’ Smith (31-3-1, 18 KOs) will begin his campaign for a second world title shot when he headlines at the M&S Bank Arena in his home city on Saturday, 3rd September, live and exclusively on Sky Sports.
Last month, Tony Harrison dethroned World Boxing Council super welterweight world champion Jermell Charlo with a controversial unanimous decision at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. Previously unbeaten Charlo was the aggressor throughout, but neither fighter landed any devastating blows and the judges gave the all-American showdown to Harrison by scores of 116-112, 115-113 and 115-113.
Eggington, Mwakinyo Fight Photos Gallery - Sam Eggington suffered a shock defeat in what was classed as a warm up. The Stourbridge super-welterweight was expected rid of Tanzania's Hassan Mwakinyo inside the distance.