Marshall stops Muzeya in emphatic victory

Savannah Marshall arrange a unification combat with Claressa Shields with a strong destruction of Lolita Muzeya in Newcastle to retain her WBO title.

It was the primary time Marshall has had the chance to defend her belt in entrance of a capability crowd and the native hero grasped the possibility to impress, accumulating the ninth knockout of her profession.

“Congrats! See you subsequent 12 months, girlie. Present you what an actual fighter and actual champion fights like,” Shields stated after the end result, with Boxxer chief Ben Shalom confirming each ladies would combat on the identical card on 11 December earlier than a possible unification bout in 2022.

“Claressa could not final two minutes with me, by no means thoughts two rounds,” Marshall stated in response.

Muzeya got here out flying, peppering Marshall with left and proper palms, setting a feverish tempo. Together with her opponent’s foot firmly on the accelerator, Marshall was compelled to reply within the pockets, slamming in some eye-catching uppercuts.

Marshall was not fazed by her aggression, chipping away with painful uppercuts and physique pictures.

Immediately the combat was punched out of Muzeya as she started to maneuver backwards mid-way by way of the second spherical and Marshall pounced. With Muzeya trapped in opposition to the ropes and Marshall unloading, the referee stepped in to cease the competition – a lot to the delight of the Newcastle crowd.

Shields holds each different belt within the middleweight division and the 2 large punchers are anticipated to go toe-to-toe in Spring of 2022 within the UK.

Eubank Jr eyes home dust-ups in December

Chris Eubank Jr outclassed Wanik Awidjan over 5 rounds in a routine victory for the previous world title contender.

The British middleweight was clearly disillusioned when Awidjan retired earlier than the sixth spherical, gesturing to the gang in frustration.

Eubank Jr was preventing for the primary time for the reason that tragic loss of life of his brother Sebastian and might be keen to show his consideration to securing a world title combat in his subsequent bout.

British rivals Liam Williams and Billy Joe Saunders had been talked about by Eubank Jr as potential opponents in December, whereas a world title conflict in opposition to IBF champion Gennady Golovkin or WBO belt holder Demetrius Andrade can be on the playing cards – ought to they preserve their belts of their subsequent outings.

Combating from southpaw, Awidjan was fast on his toes and landed a tough left down the center onto the chin of Eubank Jr within the fourth spherical as Eubank Jr took his time to determine what he anticipated to be an orthodox opponent.

Eubank Jr stood nonetheless for a second after the straight left, however that was to be the spotlight second for the underdog who returned to his nook respiratory closely and nursing a swollen nostril having been backed on to the ropes by the Brit.

The house fighter turned up the tempo within the fifth spherical and landed spiteful physique pictures to additional decelerate Awidjan.

After a prolonged dialogue along with his nook, Awidjan known as over the referee to say he couldn’t proceed. Eubank Jr revealed afterwards Awidjan had instructed him he had damaged a rib with a physique shot.

Fury strolls to stoppage victory

Hughie Fury is now on a three-fight profitable streak after stopping Christian Hammer in an assured show.

The Brit was brimming with confidence, switching stances and goading his opponent from the primary bell, however was not required to get out of third gear.

Hammer had stated earlier than the combat his opponent was nothing like his cousin and WBC champion Tyson Fury and his ways had been to maintain near Fury, charging ahead and firing off overhand rights when he might.

Fury hit the deck within the fourth spherical, however it was rightly dominated a slip and Hammer’s aggressive model allowed the Brit to reply with uppercuts and left hooks.

Hammer, 34, was making an attempt to tough up his youthful opponent, however was deducted a degree within the fifth spherical for repeated blows to the again of the pinnacle. Immediately a considerably pedestrian combat burst into life when Hammer threw warning to the wind.

The German bulldozed ahead, throwing large proper palms however Fury was in a position to decide Hammer off nearly at will, touchdown a number of three-punch mixtures.

Hammer was shocked by hooks to the pinnacle with Fury delivering some spiteful counter punches shifting backwards. Hammer was nearly swinging from the hip at occasions, however Fury remained calm and appeared near a decisive shot earlier than the bell arrived to separate the heavyweights.

Fury would have been sensing victory going into the sixth spherical however Hammer’s workforce determined to drag their fighter out of the bout. Hammer complained of a bicep harm when he returned to the nook and was compelled to retire in consequence.