Stephen McKenna stops Joe Legal guidelines in three-round all-out brawl on Zak Chelli vs Callum Simpson undercard

Stephen McKenna halted Joe Legal guidelines after a wild three-round battle on the Zak Chelli vs Callum Simpson undercard at Oakwell Stadium in Barnsley.

Forward of the struggle when McKenna had threatened to knock Legal guidelines out within the first spherical, it appeared wholly believable. So huge did the Irishman take a look at their weigh-in, so substantial an underdog was Legal guidelines, that his forecast sounded coldly rational.

However Benwell’s Legal guidelines was fired up. He ran down by way of the Oakwell Stadium to make his entrance and on the first bell pitched himself immediately into McKenna, bombing an overarm proper in forward of him.

They slugged it out, swinging wildly.

Nevertheless when McKenna knocked him down early on within the spherical, it appeared like his prediction was about to come back true.

Legal guidelines rose however McKenna was relentless, smashing him into the ropes, hacking at his defences with punch after punch, cracking the Benwell man with laborious blows.

However Legal guidelines dug out an almighty left hook, that wobbled McKenna badly and dropped him to the canvas.

The primary spherical was frenetic and the second was simply the identical. Legal guidelines slammed punches again when he might however McKenna stored the strain on.

Within the third spherical, Legal guidelines heaved a proper hook into McKenna’s physique however the Irishman was decided to energy by way of the whole lot coming again at him.

He hammered proper arms into Legal guidelines’ head and compelled him all the way down to the canvas, sitting Legal guidelines in opposition to a nook publish.

Legal guidelines spat out his mouthpiece to purchase a while. However he couldn’t get himself again into the struggle. One other proper noticed him sink down a second time within the spherical and a 3rd go to to the canvas left him unable to proceed, prompting his nook to throw within the towel.

Connor Coyle steadily ratcheted up the strain on Kyle Lomotey to win their eight-rounder and protect his unbeaten file in addition to a lofty world rating.

He settled into the competition and commenced to line up lengthy straight pictures to catch the cell Leigh southpaw.

Lomotey, wide-eyed with focus, fended Coyle off with jabs. However, trapping his opponent on the ropes, Coyle banged his proper by way of the center.

His simplest shot was a rattling left hook to the top. Coyle continued to shut Lomotey down as one other left hook collided with him. Bossing the ultimate rounds, Coyle made certain of a 77-75 factors victory.

Coyle, now with a 21-0 (9) file, is No 2 with the WBA and may goal their middleweight champion Erislandy Lara or a possible title eliminator.

Mario Silva caught the attention when he grew to become simply the eighth man to halt Dale Arrowsmith, a journeyman who has had 121 skilled contests.

It was a one-punch end as effectively, Silva dug a fast left hook into the physique that dropped Arrowsmith to his knee. He was damage and, along with his nook dropping by the wayside, the referee waved off the struggle.

To redeem himself, after being on the receiving finish of a Ben Whittaker showboating masterclass in February, Khalid Graidia needed to rise from a physique shot knockdown in his second spherical with Billy Deniz.

He did so and, as Deniz rushed in to discover a end, Graidia managed to clip him with a left hook.

In his eagerness to shut out Graidia, Deniz would let just a few too lots of Graidia’s punches by way of, however the Droylsden man dominated their exchanges to stay unbeaten, successful 59-54 after six rounds.

Former railway engineer Joel Kodua stored his boxing profession on observe as he outpointed John Henry Mosquera in a one-sided six rounder. He marched Mosquera backwards, tagging him with jabs and again hand rights.

Barring the odd flurry from Mosquera, Kodua dictated the motion, successful 60-54.