WBO International Light Welterweight Champion Jack ‘El Gato’ Catterall (30-2, 13 food) lost a split decision to WBO Intercontinental Super-Lightweight Champion Arnold Barboza, Jr. (32-0, 11 CO’s) For the vacant WBO tussent time 140 -lb Belt Saturday night at the Co-Op Live Arena in Manchester, England.
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Catterall has a slight lead over Barboza, the aggressor in the first four rounds. In the sixth through the eighth, Barboza returned well. In the ninth round, both had their moments. At the end of the tenth round, Gomez falls off their feet, tangled, by referee Steve Gray.
In the eleventh round with the fight that even Catterall looked, it might have done better. In the twelfth and final round, it went back and forth in the end, but only one will be the winner unless it is a draw.
Scores 115-113 Catterall, 115-113 Barboza and 115-113 Barboza.
The 2020 Olympic silver medalist, WBA International Continental Welterweight Champion Pat McCormack, 7-0 (5), stopped former British, Commonwealth and European champion Robbie Davies, Jr., 24-2 (15), to five rounds of a scheduled 10 rounds.
In the third round, on the halfway, McCormack landed a lead, and Down Davies for an 8 scores by referee Marcus McDonnell. In the final seconds, an lead of McCormack and Down Davies went for another 8 scores.
In the fifth round, McCormack ended up a right to the chin, and Davies went down for an 8 score for the third time. In Davies’s Corner, referee McConnell stopped the battle.
WBA International Super Featherweight Champion Zelfa ‘Brown Flash’ Barrett, 31-3 (17) was defeated by former IBO and British featherweight champion Southpaw James ‘Jazza’ Dickens, 35-5 (14) by a unanimous 10 round decision.
In the first three rounds, Dickens Barrett chased, who countered a right on occasions, causing redness in his left eye. In the fourth and fifth rounds, Dickens Barrett chased and landed a real hook to the chin to get his attention. Barrett landed the rights on the body and then went on.
In the last minute of the seventh round, Dickens had his best round when he opposed Barrett, who eventually stopped moving the ring. Dickens did well in the eighth and ninth rounds. In the tenth and last round, Barrett missed as much as what landed, because Dickens countered him well.
Referee Michael Alexander. Scores 97-93, 97-93 and 96-94.
BBBOFC British and Commonwealth Boxing Council Super Featherweight Champ Reece ‘Bomber’ Bellotti, 20-5 (15) stopped Michael Gomez, Jr., 21-2 (6) at 0:01 of the tenth round of a scheduled 12 rounds.
In the first four rounds, Bellotti worked the body of Gomez and took all four rounds. In the fifth round, a left head letter dropped to the body of Bellotti Gomez for an 8 scores of referee Mark Lyson.
In the sixth round, Bellotti sustained a cut to the right eyebrow to a clash of heads. In the eighth round, a left to the body of Bellotti again dropped Gomez for an 8 scores. He also later sustained a cut to the right eyebrow.
In the tenth round, the corner of Gomez calls a downtime.
The light heavyweight Connor Tudsbery, 1-0 (1) has a knockout of Sadaam Moamed da Silva Caetano, 7-6 (5) at 2:01 of the second round of a scheduled six rounds.
In the second round, Caetano was off. Referee Darren Sarginson stops the competition.
Light Aqib Fiaz, 13-1 (1) knocked out Lydon Chircop, 7-6 (4) at 2:00 of the third round of a scheduled six rounds.
In the second round, a right dropped to the body of Fiaz Chirop. Referee Darren Sarginson
Super Welterweight William Crolla, 7-0 (6), Stop Ayoub Zakari, 5-8-1) at 2:43 from the first of a scheduled six rounds.
The featherweight Alfie Middlemiss (2-0) defeated Caine Singh, 1-6-2) over rounds.
Referee Mark Lyson recorded it 40-37.
The ring announcer was David Diage.
Last updated on 02/15/2025
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