Heavyweight Arslanbek Makhmudov (21-2 (19) defeated David ‘White Rhino’ Allen (24-8-2 (19) by a 12-round unanimous decision in a war on Saturday night at the Sheffield Arena in Sheffield, England.
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In the first round, Makhmudov came out firing punches until Allen landed a left hook on the chin, knocking him back a step. In the second round, Allen landed a low blow, giving Makhmudov some time to recoup. He came back having a big round over Allen.
In the third round, Makhmudov again outlanded Allen, who again finished stronger of the two. In the fourth round, Allen came back well to take a close round.
In the fifth round, referee Steve Gray twice warned Makhmudov for holding, during which he landed punches, and he did it on several occasions. Good round for Allen. In the sixth round, Makhmudov outlands Allen, who finishes stronger at the end. In the seventh round, Makhmudov was winning the round, but again would grab Allen into a clinch when referee Gray took a point from him.
In the eighth round, Allen seemed to have an edge, always coming forward, while Makhmudov could land more before grabbing Allen. In the ninth round, Allen knocked out the mouthpiece of Makhmudov early. At the end of the round, an overhand right followed by half a dozen punches from Allen had Makhmudov in trouble. In the tenth round, Allen had Makhmudov hurt with a minute remaining with an overhand right on the chin.
In the eleventh round, each had their moments with Makhmudov landing moves, but Allen was hurting him on several occasions. In the twelfth and final round, referee Gray took another point from Makhmudov for pushing Allen against the ropes, not getting off of him. Allen had him hurt in the final minute, looking for a knockout, possibly being behind on points. Good round for Allen.
The scores were 115-111, 116-110, and 117-109.
Super reatherweight Josh Padley (17-1 (5) beat former British and Commonwealth champion Reece ‘Bomber’ Bellotti (20-7 (15) by a 10-round unanimous decision to win the WBA International title in a foul-filled bout.
In the first four rounds, there was too much clinching. Bellotti had a slight edge. In the fifth round, Bellotti landed a right cross to the chin of Padley, followed by a right to the body of Padley.
In the seventh and eighth rounds, Padley came back with an edge. In the ninth round, Bellotti drew blood from the nose of Padley in a close round, with too much clinching. In the tenth and final round, the fight was on the line with both mixing it up when not clinching. Bellotti started out fast before slowing down the rest of the way, though the scores could have been closer.
The judges’ scores were 99-92, 97-93, and 97-93. Bob Williams was the referee.
Before the next fight, they paid tribute to the former world champion and well-liked Ricky ‘Hit Man’ Hatton, before a standing ovation from the fans.
In a rematch after ending in a draw in January, Junaid Bostan (10-1-1 (8) lost a 10-round majority decision to Bilal ‘The Machine’ Fawaz (10-1-1 (3) in an action-packed round for the vacant BBBofC English welterweight title. Interestingly, Fawaz had a shocked look on his face when he heard he was the winner.
In the first round, Fawaz, the aggressor, leaves his body open for Bostan to hit, with hands held high. Referee Michael Alexander warned Fawaz for hitting behind the head. In the second round, both had a cut on the right eyebrow due to a clash of heads. In the third round’s closing seconds, Fawaz rocked Bostan with a right on the chin, having him hurt.
In the fourth round, midway through, Bostan hurt Fawaz with a combination to the chin. In the fifth round, the action continued with Bostan bleeding from the mouth in the final minute.
In the sixth round, Fawaz was doing well before his mouthpiece was knocked out in the final minute. He finished stronger and no longer has his hands held high. In the seventh round, Bostan finished strong, taking the round. In the eighth round, Fawaz had an edge.
In the ninth round, the action went back and forth with Bostan finishing strong. In the tenth and final round, the fight is up for grabs. A good round for both, with Fawaz hugging Bostan from behind, who wanted nothing to do with him. Another draw between them?
The scores were 96-95, 96-94, and 95-95.
Hamza Uddin (6-0 (3) stopped Paul Roberts (7-7-2 (2) at 2:14 of the fifth round of a scheduled 10 rounds for vacant BBBofC English Flyweight and WBA International titles.
In the first round, Uddin outworked Roberts with a little showboating at the end. In the second round, Roberts was cut on the right eyebrow early from an Uddin left hook. In the third and fourth, Uddin’s hand speed was too much for Roberts.
In the fifth round, Uddin dropped Roberts to a knee three times with left hooks to the mid-section, causing referee Michael Alexander to call a halt.
Super featherweight southpaw Ibraheem Sulaimaan (9-0 (4) dominated James Chereji (22-7 (10), winning an eight-round points decision.
In the first four rounds, Sulaimaan gave Chereji a boxing lesson with hand and foot speed, limiting Chereji to landing a few punches.
In the fifth round’s first minute, Chereji finally landed a solid right on the chin while Sulaimaan countered with a combination. In the seventh round, Sulaimaan suffered a small cut on his right eyebrow, though dominating the round. In the eighth and final round, Sulaimaan continued winning every round with a bit of showboating in the last two rounds.
Referee Steve Gray scored 80-72.
Light Heavyweight Conner Tudsbury (3-0 (2) knocked out Khalid Graidia (13-16-5 (4) at 0:58 of the fourth round of a scheduled six rounds.
In the second round’s midway point, Tudsbury landed half a dozen unanswered punches. In the fourth round’s first minute, Tudsbury landed three rights to the body of Graidia, who was hurt, but threw a punch and walked away, giving up as Referee Michael Alexander waved it off.
Lightweight Joe Howarth, 14-1 (4) defeated Karl Sampson (9-60-1 (1) by a six-round points decision.
In the first three rounds, Sampson, being a late sub, does what he does best: make his opponent look good, and his record shows it as a ‘record builder’.
In the fourth through the sixth rounds, Howarth continues following Sampson and outlanding him mostly with a jab due to Sampson’s defense.
Referee Michael Alexander scored it 60-54.
Welterweight Joe Hayden (20-0 (2) beat Angelo Dragone (10-0 (1) by a six-round points decision.
In the first round, Dragone pressed the taller Hayden, driving him into the ropes. In the second round, referee Steve Gray warned Dragone twice for hitting on the break and twice for using his head.
In the third round, Dragone held his own as Hayden had a slight edge. In the fourth round’s first minute, Hayden dropped Dragone with a left on the chin for an 8-count from referee Gray. In the fifth and sixth rounds, Hayden had looked sharp chasing down Dragone.
Referee Steve Gray scored it 60-53.
The master of ceremonies was Ben Edwards.
Last Updated on 10/11/2025
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