Heavyweight 2016 Olympic Silver Medalist Joe ‘Juggernaut’ Joyce lost a 10-round unanimous decision to Flip ‘El Animal’ Hrgovic on Saturday night at the Co-Ope Live Arena in Manchester, England.
In the first two rounds, it was evident neither looked like their former selves. Hrgovic got in more punches, causing some puffing around the left eye of Joyce, who was swinging wildly into the air for the most part. In the third round, a right from Joyce opened a cut on the left eyebrow of Hrgovic.
In the fifth round, Joyce landed a left, causing a cut on Hrgovic’s right eyebrow.
In the sixth and seventh rounds, Joyce seemed to get his “second win,” landing more punches than in any previous rounds. In the eighth round Hrgovic did enough to take the round.
A minute into the ninth round a right from Hrgovic on the chin buckled the knees of Joyce. In the tenth and final round, both had their moments.
The scores were 97-93, 96-95, and 98-92. John Latham was the referee.
In the co-feature, English heavyweight champion David ‘Big D’ Adeleye, 14-1 (13) scored a pair of knockdowns, stopping IBO Int’l champ Jeamie ‘TKV’ Tshikeva, 8-2 (5) at 0:55 of the sixth round to win the vacant BBBofC British heavyweight title.
In the first round, the first of eight clinches happened after 10 seconds. In the second round, there were again eight clinches and warnings from referee Ron Kearney. In the final seconds, Adeleye landed the first solid punch, a left hook to the chin.
In the third round, there were only five clinches. Adeleye took another round, landing several punches. In the fourth round, there were back to eight clinches, with TKV taking the round. In the fourth, stop counting clinches, TKV won a close round. It was more of the same in the fifth round.
In the sixth round, while both were in a clinch, Referee Kearney said, “Break.” Adeleye landed a left hook on the chin, and down went TKV for an 8-count. Upon rising, Adeleye went after him, scoring a second knockdown with another left hook on the chin, ending the match.
Commonwealth Boxing Council Super Lightweight champion Jack ‘The Demolition Man’ Rafferty, 26-0 (17) stopped southpaw Cory O’Regan, 14-1 (3) at 2:26 of the fifth round of a scheduled 12 rounds.
In the first round, with only one 8 in his last fight and no opponents with a winning record, it’s a step up for O’Regan. O’Regan moved side to side, using a jab as Rafferty hardly landed a punch in the first two rounds.
In the third round, O’Regan started landing lefts to the chin of Rafferty for several minutes until the final seconds when Rafferty landed his first power punch, dropping O’Regan and drawing blood from his nose for an 8-count from Referee Darren Sargensin.
In the fourth round, O’Regan easily won, landing punches quicker than Rafferty, who seemed very slow in reacting. In the fifth round, Rafferty went to the body, hurting O’Regan with a right to the body after a minute. O’Regan came back, making him miss until suddenly the corner called for a halt, to the surprise of many.
Super lightweight Khaleel ‘The Real Deal’ Majid, 15-0 (4) won a 10-round unanimous decision over ‘Super’ Alex Murphy, 13-1) in an action fight.
In the second round, Majid landed numerous rights to the chin of Murphy. In the third and fourth rounds, Murphy came back well to outwork Majid. With encouragement from his corner in the fifth round, Majid started being busier in an even round with Murphy.
In the sixth, another close round. Luckily for Majid, Murphy is not a good puncher, being outlanded for the most part. The seventh round was the best up to this point, with both letting it all out in a close round.
In the eighth and ninth rounds, Majid, coming in low, works Murphy’s body but is caught by uppercuts on the chin in an action round. In the tenth and final round, with the fight up for grabs, both had their moments, with Murphy suffering a cut on his left eyebrow. A draw wouldn’t hurt either fighter.
The scores were 97-94, 96-94, and 96-95. John Latham was the referee.
Heavyweight Olympian Delicious Orie, 1-0) defeated Milos Veletic, 3-8 (1) by a four round points decision. The referee, Steve Gray, scored it 40-36.
In the first three rounds, it was all Orie landing lead rights as Veletic was on the defense, even dropping his hands in the third. In the fourth and final round, after getting away with punches behind the head in the previous rounds without a warning from referee Steve Gray, Orie failed to impress in his debut.
Super featherweight southpaw ‘Sugar Boy Roy’ Royston Barney-Smith, 14-0 (7) beat southpaw Cesar Ignacio Paredes, 18-17-1 (5) by an eight round points decision.
In the second round, Paredes suffered a cut on the bridge of his nose halfway through the round. In the fourth round, the cut caused swelling on Paredes’s nose as the round started. Barney-Smith seems content to outland Paredes.
In the seventh round, Paredes threw more punches for half a round than previously. Then Barney-Smith stepped up the pace, looking for a stoppage due to the cut. In the eighth and final round, Barney-Smith took another lackluster round.
Referee Darren Sargensin scored it 80-72.
Super middleweight three-time national champ ‘Rambo’ Ramtin Musah (1-0) defeated Robbie ‘The Camden Caretaker’ Chapman (13-49-9 (2) by a four-round decision.
In the first round, Musah boxed well. In the second round, Chapman made it interesting, landing some lead rights, though getting outscored. In the third round, Musah landed a left hook to the body after a minute, getting the attention of Chapman. In the fourth and final round, Chapman showboated to the delight of the crowd in a losing effort.
Welterweight southpaw Mark Chamberlain, 17-1 (12) beat Miguel Angel Scaringi, 8-5 (3) by an eight round decision.
In the first three rounds, Chamberlain was able to get by, except for lead rights from Scaringi landing on his chin on occasion. In the fourth rounds final thirty seconds a lead left from southpaw Chamberlain on the chin knocked Scaringi back several steps.
In the sixth round, Chamberlain suffered a nick over his left eyebrow. Referee Steve Gray warned him for using his forearm. In the eighth and final round, Chamberlain seemed content to get the rounds in since his last fight some seven months ago, going the distance in a losing effort.
Referee Gray scored it 80-72.
Featherweight southpaw Nelson ‘The Sexy One’ Birchall, 8-0 (5) knocked out Rodrigo Matias Areco, 5-14-2), #130, of Marcos Paz at 1:31 of the first round of a scheduled six rounds.
In the first round, Birchall took it to the body of Areco, finally dropping Areco halfway through with a right to the body and then the chin. Areco got up and then back to a knee that caused referee Darren Sargeinson to call a halt when he got up.
Featherweight Alfie Middlemiss (3-0) defeated Alexander Morales (6-12-5 (2) by a four-round points decision.
In the first two rounds, Middlemiss moved well, countering with an effective jab against Morales, who was always coming forward. He had a small nick from Morales’s left hook on his right eyebrow. In the next two rounds, it continued, with Middlemiss having a trickle of blood down the side of his face, pitching a shutout.
Referee Steve Gray scored it 40-37.
Two-time national champion Bantam Louie Szeto, 1-0) came off the canvas to defeat Nabil Ahmed, 2-41-3) by a close four decision decision.
In the second round, halfway through after taking the first round, Szeto was dropped with a right on the chin from Ahmed for an 8-count from referee Darren Sargensin. He came right back well. In the fourth and final round, Szeto, who came back well in the third, needed the final round due to the knockdown. He did well in a close round as Ahmed never stopped throwing punches.
Referee Sargensin scored it 38-37.
The Ring Announcer was Thomas Treiber
Last Updated on 04/05/2025
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