James Moorcroft and Jack Cullen Ringside Report

Steve Wood – VIP Promotions hosted a ten fight card at the Bolton Whites Hotel on Saturday night which saw home-boxers James Moorcroft and Jack Cullen win ‘Challenge Belts’.

Jack Cullen (Little Lever) v Emmanuel Moussinga (Stourbridge via Switzerland and Cameroon)
8 x 3 Middleweight Contest – Challenge Belt

Confident Cullen dominates the opening minute but ‘dangerous’ Moussinga catches the ‘Little Lever Meat Clever’ with a couple of solid shots. The success is short and sweet though as Cullen disperses of Moussinga in round 2

James Moorcroft (Wigan) v Nathan Hardy (Sheffield)
8 x 3 Welterweight Contest – English Challenge Belt

Hardy was put on his backside in round 2 and sustained a cut to the left eye area, but continues and lands some decent shots in round four. He throws a low blow in the fifth frame and Moorcroft is given time to recover. The Sheffield mans’ energy looks to have sapped in the online casinos list sixth and his eye is bloody again but he eeks it out to the final bell and Moorcroft gets a points win 80-72

Dale Coyne (Ancoats) v Nicky Jenman (Brighton)
8 x 3 Middleweight Contest

Jenman had to take to a knee in rounds 3 and 4 before being stopped in the fifth

Liam Taylor (Middleton) v Pal Olah (Budapest)
6 x 3 Welterweight Contest

Taylor pounded Olah with continuous punches from the start and the Budapest man was stopped by Referee Lyson as he was taking too many shots.

A Round 1 victory for Liam Taylor.

Kyle Lomotey (Leigh) v Pjotr Filatov (Narva, Estonia)
4 x 3 Super Middleweight Contest

Lomotey was on the canvas in round 1 and his opponent was down in round 2.

Lomotey gets the points win 39-36

Mark Thompson (Heywood) v William Warburton (Atherton)
4 x 3 Super Welterweight Contest

Thompson gets the points win 40-36

Adam Ridge (Leigh) v Liam Richards (Melksham)
4 x 3 Super Lightweight Contest

Richards’ legs ‘lock’ in round 3 from a shot and a second later he is on his knee.

Ridge wins on points 40-35

Luke Evans (Salford) v Paul Ducie (Blackwood)
4 x 3 Super Lightweight Contest

After a 12 month break, Luke ‘Evo’ Evans secured a 39-37 points victory against Ducie who put in a big effort in round four.

Jack Rafferty (Shaw) v Paul Cummings (Warminster)
4 x 3 Welterweight Contest

Rafferty dominated to win by third round TKO

Andrew Fleming (Wigan) v Michael Mooney (Worcester)
4 x 3 Super Lightweight Contest

Fleming wins on points 40-36