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Sports Centre, Oldham, Lancashire - In a heated clash for the British lightweight title, Derry Mathews (30-6-1, 16KOs) captured gold with a sixth round stoppage of Anthony Crolla (23-3, 9KOs)
Blackpool’s Matty “Assassin” Askin goes into the biggest test of his career on Saturday night when meeting Jon Lewis Dickinson for the vacant English cruiserweight belt at Oldham Sports Centre. Askin succeeded Dickinson as the ABA cruiserweight champion in 2008 and they are both at a crossroads in their professional careers, the winner will eventually challenge for the British title, the loser faces a rebuilding process.
MATTY ASKIN believes his strength will be too much for Jon Lewis Dickinson to handle in their big cruiserweight contest. The pair collide in a ten rounder for the vacant English championship and an eliminator for Enzo Maccarinelli’s British crown at Oldham Sports Centre on Saturday night (April 21).
Reebok Stadium, Bolton - Featherweight prospect Joe Murray (12-0, 5KOs) won an eight round unanimous decision over tough veteran Jose Luis Graterol (14-12, 5KOs). The referee scored it 80-72 for Murray. Afterwards, Murray called for a British title shot.
"Everyone has a game plan until they get hit," laughs hard-hitting light heavyweight contender Edison "Pantera" Miranda.
As boxing weight class names go, cruiserweight takes some beating. Look up the word ‘cruiser’ in the Oxford English Dictionary and the result gets the pulse racing;
MATTY ASKIN is in a rush to challenge new British cruiserweight champion Leon Williams.
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...
MATTY ASKIN admits his career would be in danger of collapsing, but for his big hearted parents.
UNBEATEN cruiserweight hopeful Matty Askin will head the bill when big time boxing returns to Blackpool this summer.