Fabio Wardley (19-0-1, 18 KOs), behind on points, knocked out his replacement opponent Justis Huni (12-1, 7 KOs) in the tenth round to capture the WBA interim heavyweight title on Saturday night at Ipswich, Suffolk, UK.
The camera panned away while the referee was giving a count to Huni, who appeared to make it to his feet in time, but the fight was still stopped for some reason. The stoppage didn’t sit right with fans on social media, who felt that Huni should have been allowed to continue. It was officially stopped at 1:42 of the tenth round of a scheduled 12 rounds
In the second round’s final minute, Wardley opened up on Huni with a flurry of punches. In the fifth rounds final minute Hunti had Wardley against the ropes with a flurry of punches. In the seventh round, midway, Hunti drove Wardley into the ropes with a right on the chin. In the eighth rounds final minute Hunti had another good round outworking Wardley.
At the end of the ninth round, Hunti landed a solid right on the chin of Wardley, making him clinch. In the tenth round, midway, Wardley landed a powerful lead right on the chin of Hunti, and down he went on his back for the count from Referee Latham.
In the co-main event, WBC International super lightweight champion Pierce ‘Big Bang’ O’Leary (17-0, 9 KOs) defeated Liam Dillon (15-3-1, 3 KOs) by a 12-round unanimous decision for the vacant EBU super lightweight title.
In the third round, midway, O’Leary landed a left hook to the body, hurting Dillon. From the fourth through the seventh, O’Leary outlanded a tough Dillon.
In the eighth round, Dillon had his best round, landing a right on the chin of O’Leary midway. In the tenth round, O’Leary came in and an all-action fight came back, having an edge. In the eleventh round, O’Leary, always the aggressor throughout, continued outworking Dillon with combinations. In the twelfth and final round, they gave the fans plenty of entertainment as both fighters embraced at the end.
The scores were 116-112, 115-113, and 117-112. Mark Bates was the referee.
Cruiserweight Mike ‘The Rebel’ Perez (31-3-1, 22 KOs) stopped former WBO Euro champ Steven ‘The Quiet Man’ Ward (15-4, 5 KOs) at 0:49 of the ninth round of a scheduled 10 rounds for the vacant WBA Inter-Continental cruiserweight title.
The first three rounds were competitive, with Perez having a slight edge. In the fourth and fifth rounds, Ward came back well with an effective jab.
In the seventh round, Perez drew blood from the mouth and right ear of Ward in the final minute.
In the eighth round’s final minute, Perez dropped Ward with three lefts on the chin for an 8-count from referee Bob Williams. Seconds later, Perez dropped Williams for another 8-count. In the ninth round, Williams’ right eyebrow was cut and bulging when Perez landed a pair of lefts to the chin, dropping Ward as his corner threw in the towel, stopping the bout.
WBO Euro Heavyweight champ Nelson ‘The Albanian Eagle’ Hysa (23-0, 21 KOs) stopped ‘Big‘ Patrick Korte (22-5-1, 18 KOs) at 2:05 of the second round in a scheduled 10 rounds.
In the final minute of the first round, the 40-year-old Hysa landed a right to the left ear. Korte took a step forward and dropped to a knee for an 8-count, as called by referee John Latham. In the second round, Hysa landed three rights to the chin, dropping Korte, who took an 8-count on a knee. Upon rising, referee Latham waved it off.
Middleweight Sam ‘Majic Man’ Gilley (18-1-1, 9 KOs) defeated Jonas’ Onyenani (7-5-1) by an eight-round points decision.
In the first five rounds, Gilley seemed to outwork Onyenani. In the eighth round, it was a round of clinching due to Onyenani.
Referee Kiernan McCann scored it 76-76.
Featherweight Umar Kahn (12-0, 1 KOs) beat Moises Garcia (12-14-1, 6 KOs) by an eight-round points decision. In the second round, Kahn dropped Garcia.
Referee Bob Williams scored it 79-72.
Super featherweight southpaw Billy ‘Boom Boom’ Adams (7-0) defeated Alexander ‘El Tyson’ Morales (6-15-5, 2 KOs) by a four-round decision.
In the first two rounds, Adams won both with a good jab while referee Bob Williams warned Morales for holding in the second round. Adams took the third and fourth with good body work while referee Williams continued warning Morales for holding.
Referee Bob Williams scored it 40-36.
Middleweight Olympic 2024 Bronze Medalist southpaw Lewis Richardson (1-0) won his debut, defeating Dmitri Protkunas (8-21-1, 1 KOs) by a six-round points decision.
In the first three rounds, Richardson, mostly with his hands to his side, had his way with an effective jab. In the fifth round, Richardson landed a five-punch combination midway. In the sixth and final round, Richardson ended pitching a shutout over the only once stopped 20-year-old Protkunas.
Referee Kieran McCann scored it 60-54.
Featherweight Lillie Winch (5-0) defeated Katerina Dvorakova (3-7, 3 KOs) by a six-round points decision.
Referee Kieran McCann scored it 60-54.
Super bantamweight Jack Williams (3-0, 1 KOs beat Fernando Joaquin Valdez (1-16) by a four-round points decision.
In the first round, it was all Williams, with a little showboating, outworking Valdez. In the second round, Williams controlled the action. In the final minute, Valdez landed an overhand right to the side of Williams’ head, followed by several punches.
In the third round, Williams landed right uppercuts to the body throughout as Valdez kept coming forward. In the fourth and final round, both mixed it up well, with Williams getting the better of it. Williams claimed afterwards to have hurt his right hand in the first round.
Referee Bob Williams scored it 40-36.
The Ring Announcer was Thomas Treiber.
Last Updated on 06/07/2025
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