A packed Tottenham Hotspur Stadium saw Chris Eubank Jr. and Conor Benn meet again, more than a year after their first dramatic encounter and the atmosphere in London was loud from the opening bell.
Conor Benn boxed with control and confidence throughout twelve rounds, earning a unanimous decision win over Chris Eubank Jr. Benn’s sharper timing and fresher legs showed as the fight progressed, and he closed the show strongly with two knockdowns in the final round, one from a right hand and another from a short combination. Eubank absorbed a lot of punishment in the late stages and looked faded by the end. The judges scored it 119–107, 116–110, and 118–108.
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In welterweight action, Jack Catterall stopped Ekow Essuman in the 11th round after a composed performance. Catterall scored knockdowns in the fourth and again in the eleventh, the latter sending Essuman through the ropes and forcing referee John Latham to halt the fight. Catterall kept a high pace early, using combinations and timing to take control, while Essuman tried rallying in the middle rounds before fading late.
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At light welterweight, Adam Azim extended his unbeaten run with a 12th-round TKO of Kurt Scoby. Azim outboxed Scoby for most of the fight, landing straight right hands consistently while Scoby struggled to create openings. In the final round, Azim stunned him with a left hand that caused Scoby to take a knee, and referee Howard Foster waved it off shortly after he rose to his feet.
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In heavyweight action, Richard Riakporhe made quick work of Tommy Welch, scoring a second-round TKO. After a quiet first round, Riakporhe opened up with heavy right hands, dropping Welch three times in the second before the referee intervened. Welch never fully recovered from the first knockdown and was unsteady each time he got up.
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Ishmael Davis picked up the British junior middleweight title with a close unanimous decision over Sam Gilley. The fight was competitive from start to finish, with Davis landing the heavier shots and Gilley working behind activity and timing. The judges narrowly sided with Davis, who edged enough rounds to secure scores of 115–114, 115–113, and 115–113.
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On the prelims, flyweight prospect Mikie Tallon produced a fifth-round knockout of Fezan Shahid. Tallon landed a sharp right uppercut that sent Shahid down heavily, and referee Mark Bates stopped the bout immediately. The finish capped a strong showing for Tallon, who remains unbeaten at 11-0.
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