Early Prelim Results From Manchester
Lightweight Michael Gomez Jr. stopped Jordan Flynn on his feet, with referee Howard Foster halting the bout at 1:54 of the third round. Gomez Jr. moves to 22-2, 7 KOs, while Flynn falls to 13-2-1, 2 KOs.
Nelson Birchall fought through some tough moments against Ryan Griffiths to earn a referee’s stoppage, as Howard Foster stepped in at 0:53 of the ninth round with Griffiths taking punishment along the ropes. With the win, Birchall improves to 11-0, 8 KOs and captures the vacant English featherweight title. Griffiths falls to 8-2-3.
Super lightweight “Prince” Aadam Hamed, son of the legendary “Prince” Naseem Hamed, easily outpointed the durable journeyman Michael Mooney over four rounds. Referee Steve Gray was the sole arbiter, scoring the bout 40-36 in favor of Hamed, who improves to 7-0, 3 KOs. Mooney falls to an astonishing 10-124-3, 3 KOs.
Opening the show , super welterweight John Joe Carrigan battered Danny Costello from the opening bell, prompting referee John Latham to step in at 1:22 of the third round, rescuing a bloodied Costello along the ropes. Carrigan improves to 2-0, 2 KOs, while Costello falls to 4-3.
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