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Lewis Frimpong outworks Adaway to stay unbeaten, win title

On a Goodwin Boxing show with plenty at stake, Lewis Frimpong wins the Southern Area title, while Sajid Abid and Mitchell Frearson come through eliminators

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Saturday night’s Goodwin Boxing show packed a punch. Prospects put their reputations on the line in the gladiatorial atmosphere of York Hall, with Lewis Frimpong (6-0) taking on Connor Adaway (5-0) in the headline bout for the Southern Area featherweight title. In the main supporting contest, Sajid Abid (11-1) faced Mikey Sakyi (9-3) in a final eliminator for the English super-lightweight title. 

Lewis Frimpong didn’t waste any time kicking off his title challenge, offering an aggressive, come-forward style from the off. Plymouth’s Connor Adaway worked well on the back foot but Frimpong’s unrelenting aggression saw him take an early lead and sustain it.

 

Adaway saw openings for a right uppercut and tried to land it on several occasions as Frimpong launched himself forward, but couldn’t quite find the sweet spot. Frimpong remained admirably dogged in his assaults despite periods of success for the Plymouth man in the middle rounds. 

 

In some ways, Adaway looked the more technically adept fighter, but Frimpong outworked and outfought him over the distance, taking a well-deserved 96-94 win and his first title belt. 

 

In the English title eliminator, both Abid and Sakyi knew the stakes. Abid’s one loss had come to Rodrigo Caraballo in 2019, on the undercard of Amir Khan vs Billy Dib in Saudi Arabia. He’d looked sharp and impressive in his 2022 win over Tom Ansell, but it was Sakyi who looked the bigger man at the weigh-in. 

 

Abid came out fast, peppering Sakyi with jabs and combinations from the first round. He moved well too, getting in and out of distance at will. Meanwhile Sakyi seemed happy to take his time in the opening rounds, throwing very little in return and seemingly sizing Abid up. In round four he delivered though, flattening Abid with a hard hook which left him hurt on the canvas. The Derby man recovered well and immediately sprang into action, offering an offensive rather than defensive response. Fans looked on nervously but Abid dug deep and weathered the storm. 

 

Once he recovered the rest of the fight took a similar shape. Abid was busy, skirmishing, moving well and fighting at distance. Sakyi seemed the harder puncher and looked dangerous when he mounted attacks, but did so too infrequently. The Derby-based fighter took the night 96-94 on the referee’s scorecard and can now fight for the English title. 

 

Elsewhere on the card Mitchell Frearson (8-0-1) took on Balraj Singh (4-0-1) over a scheduled 10 rounds in an eliminator for the Southern Area middleweight title. While both men showed quality, it was Frearson who looked the more composed, accurate and finely tuned boxer. By the end of round two Singh was already bloodied and holding on. After two knockdowns in the third, Frearson sprinted out of his corner and ended the fight just six seconds into the fourth. Singh bit off slightly too much too soon, it seems, but showed some promise and can go again. 

 

Singh’s corner will surely question their decision to send him out for the fourth but there’s no shame in taking a loss to Frearson, who looked sharp, strong and well-drilled. Thanks to his unflappable style and accurate punching he was Boxer of the Night in our books. 

 

Joshua Gustave (3-0) returned to the ring at middleweight following his victory on Channel 4’s SAS Who Dares Wins. He marked his return with a convincing 60-54 win over ‘The Camden Caretaker’, Robbie Chapman. Chapman offered some eye-catching counters in the middle rounds and some impressive defensive work, but it was Gustave that called the tune. 

 

Cruiserweights Ross McGuigan (3-1) and Lewis Oakford (1-0) went to war in an intriguing six-round contest. Despite having more professional experience under his belt McGuigan struggled with Oakford’s aggressive power-punching style, losing every round of a memorable contest.

 

‘The Major’ Arfan Iqbal (12-1-1) made his ring return too, taking on Jake Darnell (1-13) at heavyweight. Darnell barely threw a punch in the whole fight, taking a predictable 40-36 loss, but former cruiserweight Iqbal did little to impress and will need to build on his comeback performance. 

 

Fred Secular made his debut against experienced road warrior Jordan Grannum (8-107-4). The middleweight contest didn’t wow fans, but Secular got his all-important debut win. 

 

At super-lightweight Pat Gill (3-0-1) looked to remain unbeaten going into his fifth contest against Kasey Bradnum (1-3). He impressed and took a 40-36 win.

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