Daryl Sharp Vs Matthew Ryan Ringside Report

At the BEC Arena (Bowlers) Manchester, Saturday night, a battle between two Middleton boxers saw Matthew Ryan win the BBBofC Central Area Middleweight Title by outpointing Darryl Sharp (98-93) in an all action contest over ten rounds. Using the left jab and surviving a cut right brow against a fearless opponent – resulted in victory number 15 (of 17 contests) for Ryan.

The Bonfire Night weekend event promoted by Black Flash Promotions in association with British Boxers and the Collyhurst and Moston Gym featured thirteen contests in all.

Mick Phillips (Liverpool) v Victor Edagha (Southwark via Italy)
4 x 3 Super-Welterweight Contest

Draw 38-38

Zahid Hussain (Leeds) v Jose Aguilar (Barcelona)
6 x 3 Featherweight Contest

Hussain on points 60-54

Brandon Daord (Liverpool) v Georgi Andonov (Sofia, Bulgaria)
4 x 3 Bantamweight Contest

Daord by TKO round 2

Reece Cartwright (Leeds) v Daniel Urbanski (Szczecin, Poland)
6 x 3 Middleweight Contest

Urbanski stopped in the fourth having been on the canvas.

Dean Laing (Newcastle) v Edgars Sniedze (Riga, Latvia)
4 x 3 Light-Heavyweight Contest

Laing lost out to Sniedze by first round KO

Stacey Copeland (Hyde) v Klaudia Vigh (Budapest)
6 x 2 Super-Welterweight Contest

Copeland was vicious with the body shots as the two women worked up close and Vigh was on the canvas in round one from a shot to the body. Under too much pressure from Copeland – Vigh was stopped midway through the second round by Referee Jamie Kirkpatrick.

Marcel Braithwaite (Liverpool) v Reynaldo Cajina (Barcelona)
4 x 3 Super-Bantamweight Contest

Braithwaite on points 40-36

Diego Costa (Fallowfield, via Brazil) v Josef Obeslo (Czech Republic)
4 x 3 Light-Heavyweight Contest

Costa by KO round 2

Lyndon Arthur (Moston) v Tayar Mehmed (Burgas, Bulgaria)
6 x 3 Light-Heavyweight Contest

Having being warned a couple of times in the fight for spitting out the gumshield – Mehmed was disqualified in the fifth round by Referee Darren Sarginson for the same reason. Arthur gets the win on a disqualification.

Nick Ball (Liverpool) v Antonio Horvatic (Croatia)
4 x 3 Super-Featherweight Contest

Ball on points 40-36

Sean Ben Mulligan (Prestwich) v Lewis Measom (Debut) (Chelmsford)
4 x 3 Super-Welterweight Contest

Debutant Measom had a nightmare first pro outing when he was outed in round one having been on the canvas three times.

Mulligan by TKO round 1

Denton Vassell (Ancoats) v Jordan Grannum (Islington)
4 x 3 Middleweight Contest

Vassell on points 39-37