On the Manchester undercard on Saturday WBO junior middleweight champ Liam Smith, 22-0-1-(12), made a successful first defence of his title by defeating Jimmy Kelly, 16-1-(7).
Smith was always in control, slowly breaking Kelly down, before Kelly’s corner threw in the towel after 2.35 of round seven. Kelly was deducted two points in round six for an intentional headbutt.
A delighted Smith said afterwards, “Kelly put up a tough challenge, but I knew that I was levels above him. I was comfortable in there and I started breaking him down from the beginning and I knew I was hurting him when I was landing the body shots. He was a hard man and was hanging in there and I said to his corner to pull their man out. They did in the seventh, I’m sure Kelly can build himself back up again. As for me, I’d love a unification fight in 2016, I know there are big fights on the horizon and I can’t wait.”
On the other main undercard attraction former undefeated IBF bantamweight champion Paul Butler, 20-1-(11), scored a sixth round tko win over Silvio Olteanu, 15-9-1-(6). Butler won the vacant WBO European super flyweight title.
All the results
6 X 3 Minute Rounds Super-Welterweight Contest
JOE SELKIRK WKO1 (2:20) ZOLTAN TURAI
4 X 3 Minute Rounds Light-Heavyweight Contest
ANTHONY YARDE WKO1 (1:35) CURTIS GARGANO
4 X 3 Minute Rounds International Super-Bantamweight Contest
RAZZA HAMZA WTKO1 (0:25) MICHAEL STUPART
4 X 3 Minute Rounds Super-Middleweight Contest
DALE COYNE WPTS4 (40-36) JAMIE AMBLER
6 X 3 Minute Rounds International Middleweight Contest
VIJENDER SINGH WTKO2 (0:35) SAMET HYUSEINOV
THE VACANT WBO EUROPEAN LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
10 X 3 Minute Rounds
TOM STALKER MAJORITY DRAW (94-96 Evans, 95-95, 95-95) CRAIG EVANS
THE COMMONWEALTH AND VACANT BRITISH SUPER-WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
12 X 3 Minute Rounds
LIAM WILLIAMS WTKO2 (0:10) KRIS CARSLAW
THE VACANT WBO EUROPEAN SUPER-FLYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
10 X 3 Minute Rounds
PAUL BUTLER WTKO6 (2:45) SILVIO OLTEANU
THE WBO INTERCONTINENTAL SUPER-LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
10 X 3 Minute Rounds
JACK CATTERALL WTKO3 (2:38) NOE NUNEZ RODRIGUEZ
THE WBO INTERCONTINENTAL SUPER-FEATHERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
10 X 3 Minute Rounds
MITCHELL SMITH LPTS10 (94-98, 94-96, 93-97) GEORGE JUPP
THE WBO WORLD SUPER-WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
12 X 3 Minute Rounds
LIAM SMITH WTKO7 (2:35) JIMMY KELLY
THE WBO MIDDLEWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP OF THE WORLD
12 X 3 Minute Rounds
BILLY JOE SAUNDERS WPTS12 (112-114, 111-115, 113-113) ANDY LEE
THE WBO INTERCONTINENTAL MIDDLEWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
10 X 3 Minute Rounds @ 160 lbs
TOMMY LANGFORD WTKO5 (0:39) ROBERT SWEIRZBINSKI
4 X 3 Minute Middleweight Rounds Contest
JACK FLATTLEY WPTS4 (40-37) DAN BLACKWELL
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