Frazer Clarke returned to smash by means of Ebenezer Tetteh, ending the Ghanaian within the first spherical of their heavyweight contest.
Ghana’s Tetteh raged on the ending, however an enormous shot had knocked him off his ft and Clarke had him in actual bother when the referee intervened.
Clarke was boxing for the primary time since his scary knockout defeat to Fabio Wardley. In his rematch with Wardley for the British heavyweight title in October, the champion caught Clarke with an amazing proper hand, that left him with nasty fracture excessive on the cheekbone.
However this outcome can have helped him shake off the hangover of that loss and harm.
The Burton heavyweight took the centre of the ring however Tetteh swiped a left hook into him and started to swing wildly.
Nevertheless it was not lengthy earlier than Clarke clipped him with a bit left hook. He landed a heavier one after which launched a crushing overarm proper that despatched Tetteh reeling backwards.
Clarke lands a heavy overarm proper (Picture: Lawrence Lustig/BOXXER)
Clarke then swarmed over him and, with Tetteh flailing, the referee compelled his manner between them, ending the combat at 1.52 of the primary spherical.
He completed Tetteh faster than Dillian Whyte, who went seven rounds with Tetteh in December and, by the way, quicker than Daniel Dubois, who took simply over two minutes to cease the Ghanaian in 2019.
Tetteh did vehemently protest and bought so carried away he needed to be held again when confronting the referee.
He stormed out of the ring earlier than Clarke had his hand raised.
“I knew it was a big shot,” Clarke stated afterwards. “I knew he wasn’t all there so I jumped on him and that was enough. But I think the referee did a good job.
“I have been crying out for that sort of efficiency since my debut. That feels wonderful.
“I felt fit, I felt strong, very focused… I live for this, I love it.”
He want to field the winner of the David Adeleye-Jeamie TKV rematch for the British title.
“It speaks for itself, I’d love the winner of that fight, I think it would be a great build-up,” Clarke stated. “I want to be out as soon as possible.
“[The Wardley loss,] it is made a robust, sturdy Frazer Clarke. Going ahead from this I’ll be trying to take folks out and it is so simple as that.
“You best believe it, Big Frazer’s back.”
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Highlights from Tyler Denny’s win over Elvis Ahorgah
Tyler Denny made a profitable comeback from an early knockout defeat too as he outpointed Elvis ‘Soldier’ Ahorgah over 10 rounds.
Denny was returning to motion after shedding his European middleweight championship to Hamzah Sheeraz in simply two rounds. However he settled into the bout from the beginning. Denny was sharper and cleverer and he chalked up the primary half of the combat.
The southpaw judged when to transfix Ahorgah with a cluster of hooks. He moved quicker on his ft too, pivoting away from ‘Soldier’ to depart his opponent out of place or stumbling wildly ahead. He didn’t let Ahorgah’s occasional efforts to showboat distract him both.
Ahorgah dug in and pressed ahead within the sixth spherical. However within the subsequent a cuffing proper hook compelled the Ghanaian off his ft. Ahorgah protested however the referee took up the depend.
Denny slammed in exhausting pictures within the ninth spherical, however Ahorgah withstood them.
Within the ultimate spherical he jumped up away from the canvas, and bellowed: “Let’s go.” However to no avail, he couldn’t disrupt Denny’s dominance. The native man received 97-92.
Though Troy Coleman was the defending Midlands Space middleweight champion he secured an upset win with a surprising comeback to halt Bradley Goldsmith.
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There was drama throughout Troy Coleman’s win over Bradley Goldsmith as Midlands Space champion Coleman delivered a knockdown on the bell, that the ref didn’t depend
It was a well-matched Space title combat as they fought by means of the primary half of the competition, with Coleman choosing out proper palms however Goldsmith exhibiting off his high quality.
Within the sixth spherical Goldsmith noticed his alternative. The aggressive southpaw rocked Coleman and hammered him from one aspect of the ring to the opposite, pouring in punches.
Simply because it appeared like Coleman would take no extra, he stormed again, attacking Goldsmith.
He launched an uppercut on the bell to finish the spherical that dropped Goldsmith, sending him sprawling ahead on his palms and knees. However the referee didn’t subject a depend.
However Coleman renewed his assault at the beginning of the seventh and Goldsmith was stopped on his ft.
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It was a commanding efficiency from Mark Jeffers as he beat Ricardo Lara through a second-round TKO
Mark Jeffers made fast work of Ricardo Lara, placing the Mexican down on the finish of the primary spherical after which early within the second to complete it.
Elliot Whale took an eight-round factors win over Lucas Ballingall, who regardless of shedding the choice 79-74 was aggressive all through.
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