Unbeaten prospect Aaron McKenna upset former world champion Liam Smith on the Chris Eubank Jr vs Conor Benn undercard.
McKenna received a large unanimous determination, beating the previous WBO super-welterweight titlist 119-108, 117-109 and 118-108.
In the course of the contest the stadium round it erupted in jubilation when Chris Eubank Senior appeared on the large display, arriving unexpectedly alongside his son forward of the principle occasion.
The estrangement between the daddy and son had been the topic of a lot public dialogue however their arrival collectively was completely surprising.
Whereas drama swirled across the struggle, Smith was combating to dictate the long run course of his profession.
The Liverpudlian got here out with gloves excessive, monitoring ahead. McKenna doubled his jab and for a second switched southpaw to land the precise as a lead. The tall Irishman regarded sharp as he reeled off fast, crisp pictures within the early going.
Smith crept ahead to exert additional stress however McKenna continued to peck away at his defences. McKenna discovered extra head pictures and fired his proper down on the finish of the fourth spherical.
Nimble motion back and forth pissed off Smith because the youthful man landed fast pictures.
He lashed a proper hook into the pinnacle and within the sixth spherical, with Smith on the within the place is often so efficient, it was McKenna who reeled off a brace of tight uppercuts into the chin.
McKenna had a degree deducted to be used of the elbow however appeared unperturbed.
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Within the seventh spherical they stood to commerce punches, up shut within the centre of the ring. However when he discovered house, at vary, McKenna started to tee off with seeming ease, retaining Smith on the top of a salvo of sunshine however correct straight punches.
McKenna remained dominant and within the twelfth spherical a left hook to the physique reached spherical and dropped Smith to his knees.
McKenna clattered pictures into his opponent, a giant proper catching Smith spherical the pinnacle but once more.
Smith was characteristically courageous to the top. He slugged pictures again off the ropes however his defence at this stage of his profession was too porous and McKenna was a transparent unanimous victor.
Yarde wins Arthur trilogy struggle
Anthony Yarde got here by an attritional battle to beat Lyndon Arthur by unanimous determination of their trilogy struggle.
Arthur had outscored Yarde of their first struggle, regardless of sustaining an harm to his proper arm, just for Yarde to knock him out of their rematch.
Yarde battles by to beat Arthur (Photograph: Mark Robinson/Matchroom)
They have been intently matched of their third encounter, combating by 12 laborious rounds. Yarde needed to grind ahead and he clobbered Arthur’s physique as he directed him to the ropes.
Arthur fired again and will catch Yarde cleanly.
However the Londoner discovered large pictures that struck Arthur’s head. The higher weight of hits got here from Yarde, at the same time as Arthur hammered again punches of his personal.
Yarde took the choice 115-113 and 116-112 twice and so they completed their collection with an embrace of mutual respect.
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