Manchester hosted a major heavyweight card featuring title fights, British rivalries, and several unbeaten prospects on the undercard, as the main event is already being called a potential Fight of the Year contender by many fans after an intense back-and-forth battle.
In the main event, Daniel Dubois faced Fabio Wardley for the WBO heavyweight title. Wardley started fast and scored a knockdown in the opening seconds, but Dubois recovered and gradually took over behind his jab and heavier combinations. After building sustained pressure and damaging Wardley across the later rounds, Dubois forced a stoppage in the eleventh round.
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At welterweight, Jack Rafferty stopped Ekow Essuman after six rounds. Rafferty boxed sharply throughout, landing the cleaner and heavier punches before Essuman’s corner stopped the fight following a difficult sixth round.
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In the light heavyweight division, Bradley Rea stopped Liam Cameron in an explosive fight for the vacant WBA Intercontinental title, while Zak Chelli scored a major upset by stopping David Morrell in the tenth round after hurting him late with sustained pressure and heavy shots.
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Elsewhere on the card, Khaleel Majid earned a decision over Gavin Gwynne, Bakhodir Jalolov stopped Agron Smakici after seven rounds, and Javokhir Ummataliev secured his first professional knockout with a second-round stoppage of Damian Drabik.
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Additional results saw Issiah Hamilton-Allen win a four-round decision over Connor Goulding, Bobbi Flood outpoint Nathan Darby, and veteran Mike Perez defeat Franklin Arinze over eight rounds in a physical cruiserweight contest.
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