Statement made. Moses Itauma needed just one round to annihilate Dillian Whyte giving us more confidence in his future aspirations. Before the fight the questions that lingered if Itauma would live up to his billing, if Whyte still had enough to trouble the prospect, each answered resoundingly. 

Itauma closed the gap quickly, rattling off shots that had Whyte in trouble, starting with a shot that looked to have landed high on the temple. A less polished fighter may have rushed his work at this point but Itauma exerted patience, feinting before landed hard shots to the body. A right handsending Whyte to the canvas without any indication that he would be good to continue. 

Itauma takes his record to 13-0, 11 Kos whilst the writing maybe on the wall for Whyte who resume shows 31-4, 21 KOs.

The Brit concluded the nights showing by wanting the fight with Oleksandr Usyk but confessing that Joseph Parker was ahead of him in the pecking order at the time. 

Nick Ball successfully retained his WBA featherweight crown with a decision victory over Sam Goodman. In a closer fight than the scores suggest, Ball’s aggressive nature seems to have won over the judging with Goodman impressive in his jab and move approach doing its job of frustrating the champion. 

The scores at the end of the bout were 117-111, 118-110 and 115-113.

Former youth world champion Hayato Tsutsumi dropped, rocked and stopped Qais Ashfaq in three rounds. Tsutsumidropped the Brit in the second and twice in the third before referee Leszek Jankowiak came to his aid to stop the bout at 2:08.

Heavyweights Filip Hrgovic overcome an horrendous cut to his right eye to exit Saturday’s night victorious over David Adeleye. The Croatian went on the front foot early, using his left jab to gauge distance before a well-rehearsed head to body combination brought fight fans to their feet. 

Adeleye remained defensive but would land a cracking left hand that caused the cut to Hrgovic. The ringside physician examined it a few times in the rounds that followed but deemed it okay to continue. 

Hrgovic perhaps sensing the fight could end early, put some urgency into his work, throwing bombs as Adeleye fought off the ropes. In the rounds that followed, Hrgovic remained in control whilst the Brit fought in spurts but it was the eighth that once more brought the fight fans to their feet. Hrgovicstunned Adeleye early in the round before dropping him to the canvas. Superbly, Adeleye on his return upright would return the favour of stunning his man but try as he did, unable to drop Hrgovic in a round of the year contender. 

Hrgovic controlled proceedings for the most part as he rounds ticked away on Adeleye’s challenge with scored received of 98-91 and 99-90 twice.

Former WBA featherweight champion Raymond “Savage” Ford easily defeated Abraham “Super” Nova over 10 tactical rounds. The speed plus all round boxing ability was far too wide a gap to bridge for Nova, succumbing to scores of 96-94 and 97-93 twice.

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