ONE INSIDE the gap win on outgunned Sam Maxwell at Sheffield Arena for British champions and local boys Dalton Smith which means he won’t only win the Liverpudlian Commonwealth lightweight title, but he can also bring home the Lonsdale Belt to keep.
After starting to get busier, Dalton landed beautifully on top of Maxwell’s stab in the second round but he didn’t finish it his way and had to eat a real hammer in the embers. over in the next inning, Sam’s best shot of the night.
After further elevating his lead, Smith was hit with a surprise defeat when a head collision early in the fifth round left him with a nasty-looking wound above his right eye, a the injury caused Maxwell to redouble his efforts.
Still, Smith remained undaunted. Jamie Sheldon did his job brilliantly and Dalton opened fire in the sixth round, his constant attacks seeming to have caused Maxwell to engage at one point even though no points were counted.
Sam made it to the bell, despite being on fire. Only 94 seconds of the seventh round passed when Liverpudlian was defeated by a trembling and savage right hand in the center of the circle. Newark umpire Kevin Parker delivered fairly accurately on the count and got a classy touch from Dalton (also cut in his left eye at the end), who, out of concern for his opponent’s rights, refused to celebrate. properly until it became clear that Sam was fine.
There is little doubt that Sunderland’s Pat McCormack was something special and he excelled here in his scheduled 10th game against the experienced Mountain Ash moderator. Tony Dixonwas so dominant that the scarf came from the Welshman’s corner in time at the end of the fourth half.
It seemed like midway through the first inning, when he kicked Tony with a right, that Pat might be in for a very early night but with referee Alexander Alexander watching closely and McCormack looking to land another one. again to get the job done, Dixon was suspended very hard.
There were a few answers from the underdog but Pat was nimble enough to ensure that not too many terrible things landed while his own work, varied and precise, kept coming.
A crack on the right knocked Tony’s head off in the fourth inning just seconds of the session left to center and a big right sent him swooping to the side. The moments of retirement that followed were no surprise.
Another retirement, this time towards the end of the seventh inning of a further bout scheduled for ten, saw the stylish Leeds puncher price of hope his 11th win, his latest victim is Bloxwich’s James Beech Jnr people who can’t get close enough, often enough, to land anything of real significance.
Quick synergies on the back of the jab proved Hopey’s order of the day and he took a huge lead and increased the odds by the time an inadvertent head bump late in the sixth inning left Jimmy suffered a cut to the left eye, another to the right eye in the next session prompting the decision to take a corner at the bell to save their man another day.
Hull faces Hartlepool in a match to decide the empty England lightweight title with Hull always on the move Lewis Sylvester pick a unanimous decision victory over Hartlepool’s constant stab Adam Cole at the end, judges Kieran McCann and Kevin Parker both had a score of 96-94 and Mike Alexander a closer score of 96-95.
This match was a strange one considering that opinions were divided, it is not surprising that one would think of a match so closely scored, but Oddly, a quick opinion poll among seasoned press shows not a single person who hasn’t scored. As for the Hartlepool man, some say he’s the big winner! For what it’s worth, I think Adam, hitting and showing more intent, got busier and hit more eye-catching shots. Kenny Pringle is the referee.
Rotherham’s heavy-handed prospect Junaid Bostan, had previously won all five games early, being led by a similarly undefeated team from Nottingham for the first time. Ryan Amos and was forced to accept Mr. McCann’s decision 79-73.
Making the most of his natural advantages, Junaid held the ball long, poked a slot with his back foot, then rushed in to land some precise top lanes. Ryan had his moments, his best was probably late in the sixth and early in the seven but in the last round Bostan once again took the lead and he finished the round. with a beautiful body shot.
by Mansfield Nico Leivars had the first outing of the year and gave it to the Spaniards Alberto Motos His first defeat in five games with Mike Alexander scored 59-55 on the finish. A smile that never falters, Nico amused himself, flying the visitor’s rubber shield the first time and he repeats the feat the last time.
Another win for Heckmondwike’s Cory O’Regan who proved too much for Seaham Jordan Ellison before a few people arrived early. Referee McCann scored this goal 60-54 with Southpaw O’Regan being particularly impressive from half-time onwards.
Former top Brazilian amateur Beatriz Ferreira won the 80-72 decision against Mexico Karla Ramos Zamora after eight seconds. Karla, being far behind and suffering from some early damage to her nose, became increasingly depressed that it was no surprise to see her disqualified. Even so, she fought and deserves credit for doing so.
