Matthew Hatton Outpoints Abramenka In Blackpool
At Tower Circus in Blackpool, England, rising local cruiserweight talent Matty Askin (11-0, 7 KOs) made another step up in his career with a nice knockout of rugged Argentinean challenger Juan Manuel Garay (18-11, 10 KOs). Young gun Askin, 22, was too much for his 39-year old opponent but it hasn't got evident all way up untile the third round. In the first, Garay bobbed and weaved enough not to be clocked by something serious. Round two was definitely Askin's but referee Howard Foster Jr. was too tough on his compatriot, when he deducted a point from the local boy for somewhat dubious holding. However, Askin has never stopped trying and it has paid off pretty soon. Askin was dominant in the third, and the Brit has finally got Garay in the fourth round with a series of right upperucts and a picture-perfect left hook to put the Argentinean down. Garay got up, but the referee stopped the contest at 1:58, and it seemed too early...