Matchroom Boxing promoted their first NXTGEN card of the year at the Utilita Arena in Newcastle, and at the top of the bill, Cyrus Pattinson took the biggest win of his fledgling career to date, as he stopped Chris Jenkins in the ninth round to win the vacant WBA International welterweight title.
Pattinson (6-0, KO4) was largely unproven going into the fight, and was up against former British and Commonwealth champion Jenkins (23-7-3, KO8), who admittedly was in the back end of his career.
It proved to be an absorbing fight, with the early going seeing both exchanging hard shots in a phone booth type war, and Jenkins wasn’t overawed at all, landing with solid uppercuts, particularly in the fourth round. The Welshman looked like he was ahead going into the second half, and the sixth saw him hurt Pattinson to the body, although Pattinson did return the favour.
RELENTLESS 🤯#PattinsonJenkins live on DAZN pic.twitter.com/XgRqfJZ1uC
— Matchroom Boxing (@MatchroomBoxing) March 18, 2023
It was a real war of attrition, and towards the later stages, the younger, and fresher Pattinson started to take over, and by the penultimate round, Pattinson turned the heat up, and after some punishing shots rained in, Jenkins’ corner had seen enough, and threw the towel in to hand Pattinson victory.
The towel comes in from Chris Jenkins' corner! @CyrusRamone wins a WAR! 🥵
The NEW WBA International Welterweight Champion 👊 #PattinsonJenkins pic.twitter.com/GNaKXl0gIY
— Matchroom Boxing (@MatchroomBoxing) March 18, 2023
Olympic Silver medallist Pat McCormack (4-0, KO3) also impressed, stopping Dario Socci (15-8-2, KO6) in the eighth and final round of their welterweight contest. McCormack dished out a lot of punishment, and finally got the job done in the final round, despite the Italian’s protestations, it was the right call.
TEEING OFF 💣 @PatMcCormack14 #McCormackSocci is live on DAZN now pic.twitter.com/4IubDifHfn
— Matchroom Boxing (@MatchroomBoxing) March 18, 2023
Hot prospect Hopey Price (10-0, KO3), and the Yorkshireman became the new WBA Continental super bantamweight title with a wide points win against former world title challenger Thomas Masson (20-6-1, KO7) to take the vacant title over ten rounds. Scores of 100-90, 99-91 and 98-92 confirmed Price’s dominance.
Solomon Dacres (6-0, KO2) claimed the vacant English heavyweight title, as he stopped Robert Ismay (11-1, KO4) in the second of a scheduled ten rounds. Dacres was completely dominant, and a sustained two fisted attack forced the referee to see enough.
Winning the English Heavyweight Title in style 🏴👑@SolomonDacres stops Rob Ismay in round two 👏#DacresIsmay | @DAZNBoxing | #PattinsonJenkins pic.twitter.com/yKnYrX2bu0
— Matchroom Boxing (@MatchroomBoxing) March 18, 2023
Calum French (4-0, KO1) completed his second eight rounder in a row, and the Gateshead based lightweight took a 80-73 verdict in his bout against the tried and tested Jordan Ellison (14-45-3, KO1). Mark Dickinson (5-0, KO1) repeated the scoreline against Ben Ridings (5-4, KO0) at middleweight.
Big shots landing from @mark_dickinson1 💥
Watch live: https://t.co/MqKRWiPOqR pic.twitter.com/ZR5tYSjtXV
— Matchroom Boxing (@MatchroomBoxing) March 18, 2023
Adam Reichard (2-0, KO0) impressed, dropping Jahfieus Faure (1-12-1, KO0) in the fourth and final round of their lightweight contest, on the way to a 39-36 win.
💥 @adamreichard123 gets a knockdown in the final round!
Before the Bell is live: https://t.co/MqKRWiPOqR pic.twitter.com/P5l7tjoVrk
— Matchroom Boxing (@MatchroomBoxing) March 18, 2023
Miley Rose Courtney (2-0, KO0) scored an opening round knockdown, and eventually settled for a 40-35 win on the referee’s card against Buchra El Quaissi (3-5-3, KO1) in their four rounder at flyweight.
Mohammad Ali (1-0, KO0) debuted, and the super bantamweight won all four rounds against Sean Jackson (0-7-1).
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