MOSES ITAUMA picked up another win tonight as he beat Dan Garber in the first round of their York Hall clash. The fight was an uneventful one but displayed once again Itauma’s punching prowess and power as he went 8-0 as a professional.
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The newly crowned champ says: “I started boxing at 15, I fell in love with the sport, I was homeless for a while.
“My life has been ups and down, with suicide ideas and homelessness.
“But I said my dream was to be Northampton’s first British champion and now I have done that.
“It’s amazing if I might inspire a few kids in the gym, that’s the best thing you can do.”
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Ashley Lane lifts the Lonsdale belt, aged 33 and at the second attempt.
Incredible night for the Northampton bantamweight.
Bourke looked to have it won in the first two rounds.
But then it totally switched and Lane went through the gears.
Sensational effort and achievement.
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Bourke folds under the presser and Lane achieves a lifelong dream.
Bourke was punches from corner to corner and he could not take the assault.
Bourke collapsed once but got away without a count and a breather.
But Lane steamed straight back in and battered his for until he had to be saved.
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Lane might be 3-2 up now.
He is not just swarming over Bourke and smothering him, he is catching him with scoring punches.
Bourke is always conceding space when Lane advances, stepping back to the ropes and tucking up.
Bourke’s corner tell their man not to let Lane bully him – but it ain’t easy.
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Bourke trades less but still stays too static for his corner’s liking.
Lane’s fitness for a man of his age is stunning.
Bourke is now struggling to keep away from Lane’s constant pressure.
Has Bourke blown his fitness by sweating down to bantam for the first time?
Can Lane break down the younger and taller man?
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A more even round after Bourke raced into a 2-0 lead.
The Lane corner is sure Bourke will tire.
And Martin Bowers in the Bourke corner is annoyed their man stood and traded with Northampton’s pressure fighter.
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Veteran Lane is fighting like a man possessed, fearless and ferocious.
But Bourke is measured and accurate, cool and explosive.
Bourke is also defending really well, he has to with Lane pouring on so much pressure.
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Bourke’s bodywork is already looking the difference, whipped low hooks into Lane’s ribs.
Two brilliant little left uppercuts land from Bourke but Lane is still a rash all over him.
Lane’s face is already bashed-up and bleeding. Lane’s nose is spewing blood but he doesn’t seem buzzed or groggy.
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The main event of the evening for the British bantamweight title.
Chris Bourke from the Peacock Gym vs Northampton’s English champion Ashley Lane.
The colourful and vacant Commonwealth belt is also on the line.
Lanes starts on the front foot but Bourke landing better punches on the backfoot.
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After racing to 8-0, Itauma says: “It was good getting back in the ring and I could have got him out of there earlier.
“I trained for a longer fight so I would have fancied three or four rounds.
“I don’t enjoy the training but I like the fights, I can get used to this.”
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Dan Garber deserves a medal for lasting almost 2 minutes.
Every Itauma punch was punishing.
Garber was brave and tried to fight, defend and eventually run and hide.
But Itauma is a monster.
Copy linkCopiedMoses Itauma returns!
The most exciting young force in British boxing is out for his eighth fight now.
Brave Dan Garber has taken on the short-notice challenge and he deserves out best wishes.
Because Chatham’s 19-year-old southpaw sensation is a menace.
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The winner says: “I needed that, the last time my opponent got taken out on a stretcher so I couldn’t enjoy it.
“I want these big names next, Buatsi, Yarde, Azeez, I want them and then the world titles.
“I will fight all of them because it is in me, it is in my blood.
“I can talk, but I can walk the walk too.”
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A monster of a right hand downs Houben.
The brave German jumps up too quickly and gets no rest.
Hutch steams into him and unloads until the referee has to dive in and save him.
Ruthless from the flying Scotsman.
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Hutch slashes a vicious lead right hook into Houben’s left flank, them ribs are burnt.
Houben is fit and strong, he is in shape and throwing plenty back.
But Hutchinson is playing with him
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Light-heavy Willy Hutchinson continues his rebuild against the visiting German Martin Houben.
Houben is stung early by a mean right hand from Hutchinson in the orthodox stance.
Another rapid and ruthless volley peppers Houben’s guard and he will be thankfully to hear the bell.
Houben is tough, he has taken a pasting from the Scot.
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The newly 9-0 ace fancies a WBC youth title next, saying: “I feel on top of the world right now.
“It feels like a dream come true to be training day-in-day-out and showing the improvements.
“I want to keep pushing forward and be out again as soon as possible, I want to bank titles this year.”
Copy linkCopiedRBS wins R4 KO
A barrage of left hooks and uppercuts pins Perez into the ropes and corner.
RBS steps on the gas and Perez’ neck and hammers him until he folds.
Perez is not knocked out, but he cannot beat the count.
Helluva finish for Royston.
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Sugar Boy Roy has always been technically sound and flashy but he’s also added power and spite to his arsenal.
This is his toughest test because Perez will not go over easy.
The English leftie is peppering Perez’s face and guard with righ-hand jabs and whipping power punches to his tattooed torso.
3-0 RBS, punch perfect so far.
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Trainer Ben Davison, the new AJ mentor for his wins over Otto Wallin and Francis Ngannou, is guiding RBS.
The Harlow mentor tells his charge to go through the gears, vary the jab and break his oppo down.
Perez is staggered, slashed at and teased. But he is still upright, proud and firing back.
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Royston Barney-Smith, one of Britain’s brightest prospects, takes the opener over the tough Costa Rican Jose Manuel Perez.
The Brit is like a preying mantis in there, long and thin and vicious.
But Perez is a proper journeyman who has only been stopped once.
But the Southampton southpaw is transforming from a wonderboy into a man.
Copy linkCopiedThree ‘n easy for Noakes
Sean Noakes took just three rounds to complete a stoppage triumph over Marian Wesołowski that looked inevitable almost from the start.
The Maidstone welterweight soon caught his Polish rival at ease – with jabs and then straight rights.
Wesolowski briefly responded well in the second round.
But Noakes quickly turned on the power again, especially when he crunched into his opponent’s draw with a right upper-cut.
Another big right early in the third round set Noakes up to finish it.
And an overhand right followed by a brutal uppercut were the decisive blows, with the referee halting proceedings as Wesolowski slumped in the corner.
Copy linkCopiedWeighty concern for Bourke
Ashley Lane hopes Chris Bourke’s weight loss can be a gain for him.
Bourke has dropped from super-bantamweight to bantamweight for his second shot at a British title.
Lane has noted that his rival twice came in at 120½lbs and once at 121lbs in his last three fights.
But Bourke’s response is that this is the first time he has had more than four weeks to make 118lbs.
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Appearing on the Betr podcast, Jake Paul could hardly hide his exasperation at claims over his Mike Tyson fight.
He said: “It’s so sad that millions of people believe that. It’s f***ing absurd. Obviously, none of that is true.
“They’re so f***ing stupid. Anyone who believes that s should not be allowed to vote.
“Actually, I thought of this – there should be these hidden tests throughout life that qualify you to be able to vote or not.
“And they don’t know whether they’re taking a test or not.
“The fact that these people are not only driving around on our streets but they’re able to vote? They’re out there driving cars!
“They’re dumb as f*** and it’s sad.“We live in a f***ed up world. Humans are getting more and more stupid every day. It’s crazy.”
Copy linkCopiedPaul fumes at crazy rumours over Tyson fight
Jake Paul has fumed at online theories that his fight with Mike Tyson has a series of bonkers rules.
Earlier this month it was announced that the Problem Child would be facing Iron Mike at the 80,000-seater AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas on July 20.
One mooted stipulation was that Paul would be allowed to wear a head guard while Tyson went without.
While another claimed that he’d be able to tag-team his WWE star brother Logan in.
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