Sunny Edwards Defends IBF Flyweight Title with Decision over Felix Alvarado
Sunny Edwards defended his IBF Flyweight title with a 12-round unanimous decision over Felix Alvarado in Sheffield, England.
Edwards, 111.4 lbs of Croydon, ENG won by scores of 116-112 and 115-113 twice and is now 19-0. Alvarado, 111.2 lbs of Managua, NIC is 38-3.
Shabaz Masoud stopped Jack Bateson in the final round of their 12-rond super bantamweight bout.
In round 12, Masoud dropped Bateson with a short left. With Bateson hurt, Masoud landed a big flurry of about 20 unanswered punches in the corner, and the bout was stopped at
Masoud, 121.7 lbs of Sloan, ENG is 11-0 with four knockouts. Bateson, 120.7 lbs of Leeds, ENG is 17-1.
Olympic Gold Medal winner Herbert Conceicao won a six-round decision over Gideon Onyenani in a middleweight contest.
Conceicao, 163.1 lbs of Brazil won by a 60-54 score and is now 3-0. Onyenani, 162.6 lbs of Kent. ENG is 4-2.
Marcel Braithwaite won a 12-round split decision over Thomas Essomba in a super flyweight bout.
Braithwaite, 115.6 lbs is now 14-3. Essombam 114.5 lbs is 11-8-1.
Alin Florin Cioceri won an eight-round decision over Levi Kinsionia in a lightweight bout.
Cioceri, 136.5 lbs of Romania won by a 77-76 score and is now 17-3-1. Kinsionia, 136.7 lbs of Sheffield, ENG is 9-3.
Ishmael Davis stopped Dustin Annmann in round five of their eight-round super welterweight bout.
Davis landed a huge flurry on the ropes in round five. That onslaught took Ammann to the corner until the fight was stopped at 2:05.
Davis, 159.6 of Leeds, ENG is 10-0 with four knockouts. Ammann, 157.7 lbs of Germany is 7-8.
Nicolie Campbell won a six-round decision over Frane Radnic in a super middleweight bout.
Campbell, 169.2 lbs of England won by a 60-54 score and is now 10-1. Radnic, 169.1 lbs of Croatia is 11-35.