Pat Brown Stops John Hedges in Six to Win British and Commonwealth Cruiserweight Titles

Pat Brown needed just seven professional fights to become British and Commonwealth champion—and he did it emphatically. Two body-shot knockdowns finished John Hedges in the sixth round, giving the Manchester crowd exactly the ending it wanted.

Shabaz Masoud barely surrendered a round on the cards, Cory O’Regan claimed the English lightweight title and Garan Croft needed only 76 seconds to handle his business. There were no drawn-out preliminaries in several of these fights.

Main Event: Pat Brown Knocks Out John Hedges

Pat Brown (7-0-0) stopped John Hedges (12-1-0) by knockout at 2:36 of round six, winning the vacant British, Commonwealth and IBF Inter-Continental cruiserweight titles.

Brown’s body attack decided it. Hedges went down twice from body shots in the sixth and was counted out following the second knockdown. It was a brutal finish and a sizeable statement from a boxer who entered the night with only six professional contests behind him.

Hedges brought the longer professional record and his own unbeaten status, but Brown produced the decisive punches when the opportunity arrived. Seven fights, three belts and a headline win in Manchester—that is rapid progress by anybody’s standards.

Co-Main Event: Masoud Sweeps the Cards

Shabaz Masoud (16-0-0) remained unbeaten with a unanimous decision over Ckari Cani Mansilla (19-5-0) after ten rounds, collecting the vacant IBF Inter-Continental featherweight title.

All three judges scored it 100-90. There was no debate and not even a sympathy round for Mansilla on the official cards. Masoud handled business, preserved his perfect record and left with the belt.

Other Title Fight: O’Regan Beats Howarth for English Crown

Cory O’Regan (16-1-0) outpointed Joe Howarth (15-3-0) by unanimous decision over ten rounds to win the vacant British English lightweight title.

The scores were 98-92, 98-92 and 99-91 for O’Regan. Those are wide numbers, and they tell their own story: this was not a title being pinched by a round on a split card. O’Regan won it clearly.

Key Undercard Fight: Jeffers Outpoints Conway

Mark Jeffers (21-2-0) secured a unanimous decision against Kieron Conway (23-5-1) following ten rounds at super-middleweight. The judges returned scores of 97-93, 96-94 and 97-93 in Jeffers’ favour.

Conway has shared the ring with plenty of experienced opposition, so beating him across all three cards is a useful result for Jeffers. The 96-94 card showed there were competitive stretches, but the right winner was clear to every judge.

Undercard

Alfie Middlemiss (7-0-0) kept his unbeaten record intact when Christopher Mondongo (10-4-0) retired at the end of round four. The official time was 3:00, giving Middlemiss a fourth-round retirement victory.

Garan Croft (7-0-0) wasted no time against Mohammed Graich (12-7-1), forcing the stoppage at 1:16 of the opening round. A first-round TKO and another unbeaten record safely preserved—short, sharp and convincing.

Tom Rafferty (18-0-0) knocked out Liam Walsh (9-2-2) at 1:08 of round two. Rafferty moved to 18 straight wins with one of the quickest finishes on the card.

Jack Power (9-0-0) completed six rounds against Victor Ionascu (14-11-0) and earned a 60-54 points victory. No drama on the referee’s card; Power took every round.

Emily Whitworth (5-0-0) also won by points, defeating Beata Dudek (7-10-0) by a 60-54 score. Whitworth remains unbeaten after another shutout on the official card.

Brown Leaves Manchester with the Belts

The lasting image from the night will be Hedges dropping from Brown’s body attack. Brown was pushed into a serious domestic fight early in his career and answered with a sixth-round knockout. Manchester has another British champion—and this one is moving quickly.

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