On Saturday night at Sheffield Arena, undefeated light welterweight Dalton Smith (16-0, 12 KOs) defeated two-division veteran Jose Zepeda (37-5, 28 KOs) with a fifth-round KO to win the vacant WBC title. won the silver title. Sheffield, UK.
Smith, 27, gave up points in the first four rounds, but dropped Zepeda, 34, in the fifth round with a perfect right to the body. The referee then counted Zepeda out. The stoppage occurred at 1:25 of the fifth inning. It was Zepeda's third loss in his last four matches.
It's anyone's guess how the fight would have turned out had Smith not made that shot, as the southpaw Zepeda had easily controlled the fight up until then.
“Adam Azim, where are you?'' Smith said after the game.
Promoter Eddie Hearn believes Smith will fight for the WBC light welterweight title next, so it remains to be seen which direction Smith will go.
WBO welterweight women's champion sandy ryan (7-1-1, 3KO) Defeat terry harper (14 wins, 2 losses, 2 draws, 6 KOs) Due to cancellation of the 4th round. The contest was stopped after the fourth round. In the third and fourth rounds, the 30-year-old Ryan defeated Harper with nonstop shots.
“It was a dominant performance. She's the best welterweight in the world,” promoter Eddie Hearn said of Sandy Ryan. “It was a special performance from the No. 1 player in the division.”
Junior middleweight Ishmael Davis (13-0, 6 KOs) outclassed Troy Williamson (20-3-1, 14 KOs) to win a 10-round unanimous decision. The scores were 116-112, 117-111, 116-112.
james flint (14 wins, 1 loss, 2 draws, 3 KOs) Lost without a loss campbell hutton Won a 10-round unanimous decision against a light welterweight (14-1, 5 KOs) in a thrilling, action-packed bout. The scores were 98-92, 97-94, 97-95. Boxing News 24 had Flint winning 8-2. With the win, Flint retained the BBBofC Central Area 140-pound title.
Flint's bad Hatton hurt in the eighth and tenth rounds, but Campbell managed to get through the rounds without being stopped by the holding. Campbell had his best performances in the first and fifth rounds, swarming Flint and robbing him inside.
“It was a great fight. I thought Jimmy won by a few rounds,” said promoter Eddie Hearn. “You just have to look in the mirror and say, 'I wasn't good enough.' I'd love to have a rematch. This card is a great fight from top to bottom.”
