WBC Silver Super Lightweight Champion ‘Thunder’ Dalton Smith stopped Walid Ouizza and scored a pair of knockouts to stop him at the end of the first round for the vacant EBU Super Lightweight title Saturday night at the Nottingham Arena, Nottingham, in Nottinghamshire, England .
(Credit: Mark Robinson Matchroom Boxing)
In the main event, Smith, 17-0 (13), defeated Ouizza, 19-3 (8) at the end of the first round of a scheduled 12 rounds.
In the first round’s final minute, Smith dropped Ouizza with a left to the chin for an 8 count from referee Jon Llona Fernandez. When he got up, Ouizza was met with a barrage of punches from Smith, who was dropped again, causing referee Fernandez to wisely wave it off.
British, Commonwealth and IBF EBU welterweight champion Harry ‘Horrible’ Scarff, 13-4 (3), was upset and stopped by Conah ‘Wolf’ Walker, 15-3-1 (6) at 1:23 of the eleventh of ‘ n 12 rounds scheduled.
Scarff switches to southpaw after a minute in the first round, mainly to land jabs and take the round. In the third round that ended, Scarff tapped Walker on the chin and received a warning from referee Michael Alexander.
In the fourth round, Walker’s right eye has some swelling underneath. In the sixth round, Walker never stops coming forward, going to Scarff’s body due to the jab constantly on his face.
The action was at its best in the eighth round’s final minute, with both hanging it all out and Walker winning his first round. In the ninth and tenth rounds, Scarff regained control.
In the eleventh round, Walker suddenly had Scarff in trouble with a right hook to the chin, with Scarff hurt. Walker followed with a flurry that ended with a right, dropping Scarff for an 8 count from referee Alexander. When he got up, Walker was all over Scarff, causing referee Alexander to stop in a huge upset.
IBF and WBO World Super Bantamweight Champion Ellie Scotney, 10-0) unifies, defeating IBO World Bantamweight Champion Mea ‘The Night’ Motu, 20-1 (8) over 10×2 rounds.
In the first round, Motu cut Scotney over the left eye as she continued to come forward. Scotney got the best of the action in the second and third rounds. Motu got the best of the action in the fourth round and took her first round.
In the sixth round Scotney lands lead rights on the chin in the last minute. In the seventh round, Motu came back in a close round.
Scotney outscored Motu from eighth to tenth, although Motu remained in trouble throughout.
Referee John Latham. Score 99-91 by all.
Super featherweight southpaw Ibraheem ‘Spider’ Sulaimaan, 7-0 (4) defeated Reuquen Arce, 18-18-2 (7) over eight rounds.
In the third round, both boxers have nosebleeds. Arce keeps coming forward as the southpaw Sulaimaan counters with jabs. In the sixth round, Arce comes in low and is hit by Sulaimaan’s uppercuts on the chin.
In the final seconds of the seventh round, Sulaimaan landed a combination, knocking Arce off balance. In the eighth and final rounds, in the last 40 seconds, Sulaimaan landed a lead on the chin and caught the attention of Arce.
Referee Kevin Parker. Scores 80-72
Flyweight Hamza Uddin, 4-0 (1) beat Misael Ezequiel Graffioli, 5-4) by an eight-round points decision.
Referee Peter McCormack voted 80-72.
Cruiserweight Traie Duberry, 5-0 (2) defeated southpaw Camilo ‘Canturion’ Castagno, 4-9 (1), by a 6-round points decision. Referee Peter McCormack voted 59-53
