WBC Silver Super Lightweight Champion ‘Thunder’ Dalton Smith stopped Walid Ouizza, scoring a pair of knockdowns stopping him late in the first round for the vacant EBU super-weight title on 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) late in the scheduled 12-round first round.
In the final minute of the first round, Smith dropped Ounizza with a left to the chin for an 8 count from referee Jon Llona Fernandez. On the way up, Ouizza was met with a barrage of punches from Smith, knocking himself down again, causing referee Fernandez to wisely deal with him.
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) to 1 :23 of the eleventh of A Planned 12 rounds.
Scarff switches to Southpaw after a minute in the first round, mostly landing shots and taking the round. In the third round, Scarff tapped Walker on the chin, earning a warning from referee Michael Alexander.
In the fourth round’s right eye, Walker has swelling underneath. In the sixth round, Walker never stops coming forward, going to Scarff’s body from the constant punch to his face.
The action was best in the final minute of round eight, with both leaving the whole hangout and Walker winning his first round. In the ninth and tenth rounds, Scarff regained control.
In the eleventh round, Walker suddenly got into trouble with a right hook to the chin, having an injured scarff. Walker followed with a wave ending in a right, dropping Scarff for a count of 8 from referee Alexander. Going up, Walker was all over Scarff, making referee Alexander stop in a major upset.
IBF and WBO World Super Bantamweight Champion Ellie Scotney, 10-0) Unified, defeating IBO World Bantamweight Champion Mea ‘The Night’ Motu, 20-1 (8) over 10×2 rounds.
In the first round, Motu clipped Scotney over the left eye as she continued to advance. Scotney got the best of the action in the second and third rounds. Motu got the best of the action in the fourth round, taking his first round.
In the sixth round, Scotney Lands has rights to the chin in the final minute. In the seventh round, Motu came back within a lap.
Scotney passed Motu from eighth to tenth, although Motu remained tough throughout.
Referee John Latham. Scores 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 bloody noses. Arce continues to show up as Southpaw Sulaimaan counts with punches. In the sixth round, Arce is low and is hit by Sulaimaan’s uppercuts to 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 final 40 seconds, Sulaimaan grabbed a lead on the chin, catching Arce’s attention.
Referee Kevin Parker. Scores 80-72
Flyweight Hamza Uddin, 4-0 (1) defeated Misael Ezequiel Graffioli, 5-4) by an eight-point decision.
Referee Peter McCormack voted 80-72.
Cruiserweight Traie Duberry, 5-0 (2), defeated Southpaw Camilo ‘Canrion’ Castagno, 4-9 (1), by a 6-round points decision. Referee Peter McCormack voted 59-53
