BBBofC British lightweight champion Louie O’Doherty improved to 12-0 (3 KOs) with a unanimous decision win over Ahmed ‘No Mercy’ Hatim to retain his British title and add the vacant Commonwealth lightweight title.
Hatim had moments early on, rocking O’Doherty with a right hand in the second round, but O’Doherty gradually took over with sharper combinations and a higher work rate. The fight became increasingly physical as the rounds went on, with O’Doherty landing consistently while Hatim struggled to keep up. O’Doherty closed strongly over the final rounds, including a dominant tenth and a busy twelfth in which Hatim was repeatedly forced to hold on. Scores were twice 119-109 and 118-110.
In the co-feature, Michael Gomez Jr. improved to 23-2 (8 KOs) with a sixth-round stoppage victory over Lee McGregor in a heavily fought lightweight contest.
The fight was action-packed from the opening round, with both fighters trading aggressively. Gomez hurt McGregor several times during the fight, dropping him with a right hand late in the third round. McGregor fought on despite swelling around his eye and bleeding from his nose, but Gomez’s pressure eventually became too much. In round six, McGregor’s corner threw in the towel after another sustained attack.
Welterweight Joe Hayden moved to 23-0 (3 KOs) with a fifth round stoppage over Ryan Frost in a scheduled six round fight. Hayden controlled the action throughout, scoring body punch takedowns in the third and fifth rounds before referee Michael Alexander stopped the bout.
2024 Olympic gold medalist Asadkhuja Muydinkhujaev improved to 2-0 (1 KO) with a six-round victory over late replacement Alexis Torres. Muydinkhujaev controlled the fight with his jab and left hand, hurting Torres several times while winning comfortably on the scorecards.
Ted Jackson stopped Mike Byles in the opening round after scoring an early takedown, forcing referee Michael Alexander to intervene. Jackson improved to 7-0 (2 KOs).
Brad Casey also remained undefeated and improved to 5-0 (2 KOs) with a second round stoppage of Renars Rusin. Casey hurt Rusin with a right hand before referee Howard Foster stepped in to stop the fight.
Leighton Birchall remained unbeaten after going four rounds with Leonardo Baez in a featherweight contest.
Kian Hamilton improved to 2-0 with a four-round victory over Les Urry. Hamilton landed several strong body shots during the fight and locked up well as Urry spent much of the final round in survival mode.
John Tom Varey improved to 2-0 with a four-round decision over veteran fighter Stephen Jackson. Varey controlled the action throughout, switching positions and repeatedly forcing Jackson to the ropes as he looked for a stoppage late in the fight.
Carl Fail improved to 12-0 (4 KOs) with an eight round win over Luis Montelongo. Fail controlled the fight with his jab and bodywork, hurting Montelongo several times during the fight as he cruised to an 80-72 scorecard.
