ZAK CHELLI has won the Boxxer super-middleweight crown after stopping Mike McGoldrick in the final.
- Final – Zak Chelli BEATS Mike McGoldrick (2nd round stoppage)
- Florian Marku BEATS Muma Mweemba (1st round KO)
- Mike McGoldrick BEATS Harry Woods (points)
- Zak Chelli BEATS Vladimir Georgiev (points)
- Mikael Lawal BEATS Ossie Jervier (points)
Follow all the reaction with our blog below…
THIRD TIME LUCKY
Zak Chelli landed three knockdowns before brave Mike McGoldrick was stopped for his own safety…
ELL’S BELLS
Zak Chelli enjoys the win of his career and pocket rocket Ellie Scotney cannot resist a giggle at his expence…
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RED HOT CHELLI
Zak Chelli just too spicy for Mike McGoldrick to handle so soon after his appetizer in the semi-final..
ROUND TWO – WINNER CHELLI!
Chelli just too big, poweful and fresh.
The 22-year-old batters McGoldrick into the canvas again and he takes another eight count.
But he is dropped again by an instant body shot and, even though he beats the count, referee Bob Williams correctly waves it off.
A reall one-sided and virtually inhumane pasting for McGoldrick who had been in a real war less than half hour earlier.
ROUND ONE
McGoldrick down in the first.
Chelli crashed in around a dozen savage right hands and, even though McGoldrick caught most of them on his high huard, they must have rattled his skull around.
Eventually a crunching hook to the head broke the camel’s back and the Cumbria man took a knee and an eight count to briefly escape the barrage.
FINALE
Mike McGoldrick returns to the ring for the BOXXER super-middleweight final.
Will he still be warmed and primed from his recent semi-final win or will he still be blowing from the three-rounder?
Zak Chelli joins him, the Fulham man has had the longer rest, since his nine-minutes of semi-final action, but has he gone cold in the break?
One way to find out… please begin fighting…
MAGIC MAN
Expert BOXXER analyst Paulie Malignaggi hopes the potential clash isn’t ruled out too quickly though.
The American fancies it could be a barnstormer…
BENN TELLING YOU
Florian Marku has been told to stop using his social media clout to chase high-profile fights.
Conor Benn says he isn’t interested in the fame game…
YOU’VE BENN TOLD
Conor Benn wasted no time putting 7-0 Florian Marku back in his place, after he dared to call him out…
HELLO BENN, HOW AE YOU?
Florian Marku used his latest victory to call out welterweight rival Conor Benn.
The Destroyer already has a fight on November 21 but this would be a fun-tastic battle next up, if possible.
EAGLE-EYED EL
New British boxing star Ellie Scotney spotted one of Florian Marku’s more fringe attributes after his KO win…
TNT
Florian Marku reckons he can shake up the British welterweight scene with the dynamite in both hands…
YOU WANT SOME?
Florian Marku’s manager has offered a row with his man to anyone in the 147lbs welterweight division who is up for a ruck…
MEMORIES
Heavyweight Nick Webb won a BOXXER tournament and this super-middleweight show is bring it all back for the big man…
THE AL-BANG-IAN KING
FOLLOW THAT
Florian Marku has almost 450k Instagram followers for a reason.
The ex-MMA fighter just scored three knockdowns inside one whirlwind BOXXER round.
Muma Mweemba was thankfully stopped after the third and most brutal decking.
Marku is now 7-0 and must be close to a high-profile opponent soon…
BLINK – MISSED IT
Mweemba is getting oxygen in his corner as that Marku performance was utterly breathless.
Marku’s shots sounded so thunderous but Mweemba seemed to be blocking them early on.
A looping body shot was the first knockdown, a second swiftly followed after another blitz attack but Mweemba told his corner he was fine.
The third was a vicious left hook that crumpled Mweemba into the blue corner.
Marku has been calling high-profile welterweights like Conor Benn for a while, will this seventh win help?
ROUND ONE – ALL OVER!
Sheffield based Mweemba starts the fight with a 4-1 record.
TNT Marku is 6-0 as a pro boxer but as enjoyed hundreds of MMA wins all over Europe.
Marku floors his opponent with a booming bodyshot that almost blows Mweemba through the ropes and out of the ring.
Mweemba is down again and then poleaxed a third time!
Massive KO win for Florian Marku.
MARK-ED MAN
Albanian welterweight ace Florian Marku up against Muma Mweemba now.
Marku appears to be wearing a tradition Balkan-style hat to the ring, not the sort of thing I could get away with.
Hats, sunglasses and bumbags a real no-no for a man with my figure. Shame really cos all three usually look great together.
VERDICT
Zak Chelli should win the final easy as he will have had the longest rest?
BOUNCEBACKABILITY
Young Harry Woods will come again after that close encounter.
Mike McGoldrick just a bit to wise and sharp when it mattered.
FINAL REVEALED
Red-hot favourite Zak Chelli will face Mike McGoldrick next after the judges scored it 29-28, 30-27 and 29-28 all against Harry Woods.
A brilliant fight that should boost both men into bigger fights.
Should Chelli be worried?
BANGING BOXXERS
You couldn’t get a fag paper between Mike McGoldrick and Harry Woods during those three rounds.
The rock-hard super-middles met in the centre of the ring, locked horns and slugged it out…
ROUND THREE
Brilliant dogged Mexican-style fighting here.
Woods and McGoldrick like conjoined twins, stuck at the chest, slashing away and bludgeoning each other.
head to body, body to head, a crisp jab from McGoldrick is the first straight shot to score for yonks.
Woods throws a looping left hook and falls over. Thrilling end to the fight.
Shame the judges have to split that. Both lads slung everything at it.
PICK ‘EM
Mike McGoldrick and Harry Woods are not hiding from anything it anyone…
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Source: Boxing - thesun.co.uk
