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There was some great undercard action on Friday night at the Harvey Hadden Sports Complex, Nottingham.
Dale Miles (Alfreton) v Janis Chernouskis (Latvia)
6 Round Welterweight Contest
Miles gets off to a fast start and Chernouskis spends much of his time covering up. Within seconds – the Latvian’s face has already reddened from the punches. It’s a nice display of boxing from the Shinfield’s fighter who pressures his opponent in the corner mid-way through this first round.
Landing left and right hooks and decent body-shots, Miles dominates. Sky Sports Stats reveal that Miles has thrown 33 punches in the opener as opposed to 6 from Chernouskis.
Round two and Miles continues to pressure Chernouskis, but he drops his gloves slightly and Chernouskis gets in with a decent straight left. Miles persists with shots to head and body driving his opponent back against the ropes.
In the last half minute of the frame Miles unleashes a barrage of shots and Chernouskis is smothered on the ropes finally falling to the canvas from two left hooks to the head. Chernouskis gets up for the count but looks unsteady and Referee John Keane waves it off.
Miles wins by second round TKO and improves to 7 wins (4 by KO) no losses while Chernouskis falls to 3 wins (3 by KO) 7 losses (1 by KO).
Larry Olubamiwo (Hackney) v Yavor Marinchev (Bulgaria)
6 Round Heavyweight Contest
The “War Machine”, Larry Olubamiwo, looks huge next to Marinchev and starts off well in this scheduled six rounder.
Olumbamiwo targets the body of his opponent at the start of round two and – landing a solid right hook to the body just after the first minute – sends Marinchev to the canvas. Laughing – he stands for the count. Fighting resumes and Olubamiwo looks for another body-shot.
Looking to be taking his time – there was always a sense that Olubamiwo ‘could’ have taken Marinchev out if he ‘went for it’. But Marinchev does well to stay in the fight and sees it through to the end of the sixth.
Olubamiwo wins on points (60-54) and improves to 6 wins (5 by KO) and 1 loss. Marinchev drops to 5 wins (3 by KO) 17 losses (1 by KO).
Scott Haywood (Derby) v Scott Woolford (Ramsgate)
8 Round Welterweight Contest
“Super Scotty” Haywood got off to a good start in the early rounds but a barrage of shots from Woolford in the fourth saw Haywood sustain a bad cut above the right eye.
Referee John Keane calls time in round five while he gets the ringside Doctor to inspect the cut. Fighting resumes but Haywood – sensing the urgency now – ups the pace. Round six sees him rush at Woolford digging in the body-shots.
Desperately trying to get the knockout – Haywood throws punches but his elbow goes in and Referee Keane warns him for it. With less than a minute of the sixth remaining, Referee Keane calls time again to look at Haywood’s cut and makes the decision to stop the contest.
Woolford wins by TKO round six and improves to 10 wins (3 by KO) 4 losses (1 by KO) while Haywood drops to 19 wins (4 by KO) 5 losses (2 by KO).
The Light Heavyweight Contest between Ovill McKenzie and Joey Vegas did not take place after Vegas pulled out the day before.
Other undercard results included:
John Watson (Liverpool) v Youssef Al Hamidi (Dewsbury)
6 x 3 Lightweight Contest
Watson wins on points (60-55). His record now stands at 11 wins (4 by KO) no losses while Al Hamidi drops to 6 wins (1 by KO) 22 losses (1 by KO) and 1 draw.
Tony Hill (Southampton)v
4 x 3 Middleweight Contest
Hill won convincingly on points (40-36) over tough veteran Scriven to notch up his second pro-win (1 by KO). Scriven drops to 14 wins (2 by KO) 61 losses (18 by KO).
Prince David Davis (Ilkeston) v Erick Ochieng (Stoke Newington)
4 x 3 Middleweight Contest
“Davey Boy” suffered a loss on his pro-debut to ’Eric the Eagle’. Ochieng wins on points (39-38) to notch up his second pro-win.
Steve Jevons (Swanwick) v Vinnie Woolford (Margate)
4 x 3 Light Welterweight Contest
Jevons scored his fourth win on points (39-37) to ‘bags of effort-boxer’ Woolford. Jevons improves to 4 wins no losses while Woolford drops to 2 wins (1 by KO) and 2 losses.
Leon Dean (Ilkeston) v Sid Razak (Birmingham)
4 x 3 Lightweight Contest
Dean secured his second win on points (39-37) and improves to 2 wins (1 by KO) no losses, while Razak drops to 4 wins (1 by KO 38 losses (2 by KO).
Scott Slater (Calverton) v Pavel Senkovs (Mansfield)
4 x 3 Featherweight Contest
Contest was a draw 38-38. Slater’s record stands at 1 win (1 by KO) and 1 draw. Senkov’s record stands at 2 wins (2 by KO) 8 losses and 2 draws.
