**With Slideshow**

© Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing

Friday night at the Don Valley Stadium in Sheffield, England, Glyn Rhodes hosted a four-contest fight-night, headlined by a ten-round light middleweight contest between local-man Lee "Errol" Edwards and Leeds boxer Lee Murtagh.

This was to be Edwards’s first defence of the British Masters Light Middleweight title he won defeating Alex Mattvienko in September.

Getting big support from the crowd, home-boy ‘Brown Sugar’ Edwards gets off to a good start against southpaw Murtagh. With legs stretched wide - giving him a low stance - Edwards strikes with straight lefts and rights and Murtagh’s right eye starts to swell already in the first round. Rhodes exaggerates the state of the eye - jibing from his corner position!

Murtagh's nose gushes blood and he does well to keep focussed. In the closing seconds of round four, both men slug it out on the ropes and the crowd are on their feet cheering. It’s a hard fought contest with Murtagh throwing right hooks and Edwards keeping up with the long-reaching straights.

Round six and Rhodes is taunting from his corner “He’s 34, Lee!”, to which Murtagh replies (while boxing), “I’m 35!” Referee Howard Foster warns Rhodes and Murtagh to cut the talking and boxing continues.

Edwards’s confidence is high in the closing round and he wins on points to improve to 10-1 (1).

Popular light heavyweight, Billy ‘The Peoples Poet’ Boyle, was to have fought Michael Gbenga for the WSO International Light Heavyweight title, but instead faced late substitute, Jevgenijs ‘Lucky’ Andrejevs of Latvia, for a six round contest.

As the fight commenced, I did wonder whether southpaw Andrejevs would get passed the first round, but he seemed to do a bit more by the third frame and starts to goad Boyle, who returns by ‘launching at him’ with some right and left hooks.

Telling trainer Rhodes at the end of the fourth - “I’ve got my second-wind now!” - a grinning Boyle finishes the fight to win on points, 60-54, over a ‘Not-so-Lucky’ Andrejevs!

Boyle improves to 11-0 (7).

Other action on Friday night included the debut of Sheffield's Jason Carr as he faced Craig Dyer of Swansea, Wales, in a six round light welterweight contest.

A fast-paced fight sees a big effort from Carr in the final round and Dyer on unsteady legs. Carr secures his first pro win on points 58-56.

Carl ‘Born 2 B’ Wild secured the fourth home win of the night when he won on points, 59-55, over Doncaster boxer James Tucker in a six round light heavyweight contest.

The taller Wild slipped through the guard of Tucker, landing some straight rights and lefts and was clearly enjoying the fight affording himself a bit of ‘showboating’.

Wilds' record now stands at 7-9 (1).

Share/Save | (0) comments | Add your comments
Click to read more boxing articles by Jane Warburton

Discuss in Boxing Forum

---

Related Boxing Articles...

• Boxing Info: Johnnie “Lumberjack” Edwards

  By Brian Kennedy In what looks like the perfect match-up on paper, Johnnie "Lumberjack" Edwards looks to continue his winning ways when he takes on Olivier Lontchi on Friday, August >
  
  

• Impact Boxing: Edwards Ready to Ring Andy’s Bell

  Stoke’s 31 year old British super-flyweight champion Chris Edwards put the finishing touches to his training schedule last night with a light run and is now relaxing before the first >
  
  

• Blazing Flyweight Edwards Added To Stoke Show

  Red hot prospect Paul Edwards sees action for the third time this year as the flyweight will appear on Frank Maloney's fight card this Friday at Fenton Manor Sports Complex >
  
  

• Frank Maloney Boxing: Red Hot Flyweight Paul Edwards Added To “Stoking The Fire”

  Paul Edwards might have only had two professional bouts, but he's already eyeing up a British Flyweight title fight. The 5ft 5in scouser boxes on the undercard when Chris Edwards and >
  
  

• Boxing Update: Edwards Added To Doncaster Undercard

  The latest member of Team Impact to prepare for action in the ring is the diminutive Chris Edwards. At 5’ 3” and billed as flyweight Edwards often goes un-noticed however, >
  
  

• Impact Boxing: Chris Edwards Earns WBC Ranking

  British title hopeful, Chris Edwards received a boost to his preparations today when he learned that had become the first member of Impact Boxing’s fledgling stable to earn a world >
  
  

• Chris Edwards - Dean Robinson II Confirmed as British Boxing Title Clash

  Christmas came early for Potteries’ boxer Chris Edwards when Impact Boxing confirmed that the English flyweight champion will face Dean Robinson again but this time for the coveted British title. >
  
  

• Edwards vs. Robinson For British And Commonwealth Titles

  When English flyweight champion Chris Edwards meets Dale Robinson at Altrincham Leisure Centre later this month, for one of the two pugilists Friday the 13th will a lucky day after >
  
  

• Impact Boxing: Chris Edwards - Andy Bell

  British super-flyweight champion Chris Edwards will make the first defence in Barnsley on 28th March of the title he won last December. The Fenton based fighter will meet English champion >
  
  

• Frank Maloney Boxing: Edwards Looking To Cement Hold On Flyweight Division

  Chris Edwards will spend the rest of this year showing Britain's young flyweights who is the daddy of the division. British and Commonwealth flyweight champion Edwards, 33, has young guns Usman >
  
  

---

Boxing News Tags: Billy Boyle, Boxing Results, Carl Wild, Craig Dyer, Don Valley Stadium, Glyn Rhodes, James Tucker, Jason Carr, Jevgenijs Andrejevs, Lee Edwards, Lee Murtagh, Ringside