There were plenty who feared Tommy Welch was taking too significant a step up against Richard Riakporhe at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, and they were proved correct after Riakporhe stormed to victory in two rounds.
Former lightweight contender Jack Catterall, newly minted heavyweight Richard Riakporhe and junior welterweight prospect Adam Azim were announced Thursday as participants on “The Ring: Unfinished Business” Eubank-Benn card.
The undercard for the Chris Eubank-Conor Benn II undercard has been announced, and it features Adam Azim, Richard Riakporhe and Jack Catterall in separate bouts.
Tommy Welch, a fighter from the start, is expected to notch victory No. 16 on Friday when he takes on Vaclav Pesjar on the undercard of Harlem Eubank-Tyrone McKenna in Brighton, England.
In a battle of unbeaten heavyweights, Tommy Welch (12-0, 7 KO’s) proved far too good for the wild Jonathan Exequiel Vergara (5-1, 3 KO’s).
Vitality Stadium, Bournemouth - In a junior middleweight scrap, Sam Eggington (34-8, 20 KOs) broke down and brutally stopped undefeated Joe Pigford (20-1, 19 KOs) in the fifth round.
Extra tickets have been added for Lawrence Okolie’s (19-0, 14 KOs) WBO world cruiserweight title defence against hometown hero Chris Billam-Smith (17-1-0, 12 KOs) at AFC Bournemouth’s Vitality Stadium on Saturday, May 27 due to high demand.
Former British light heavyweight champion Shakan Pitters produced a big right hand as he came from behind to stop Reece Cartwright in the eighth round of a rollercoaster ten-rounder in Coventry.
Fast-rising heavyweight ace Tommy Welch has not only been trading punches with a Fury but has also been picking up tips from a certain Roy Jones Jr ahead of his next fight.
Promoter Mick Hennessy will stage a triple-header thriller on Saturday 13th November at the Coventry Skydome Arena featuring stars Shakan Pitters, River Wilson-Bent and Aaron McKenna in Championship action plus his stable of Hennessy All Stars, exclusively live and free on Channel 5 in the UK and Ireland.