Boxing News – July 25, 2019

there was no doubt about the right which
tagged him in the dying seconds.
The last three minutes were just as
one-sided with Day forcing Adolphe to
touch down on the bell, though it was not
counted as a knockdown. But it did not
matter with Jeff Hinds scoring it 96-92.
The international 10-rounder which
followed, won by MichaelMcKinson,
was more a game of chess.
Matched with Russian KO exponent
EvgenyPavko, this looked the
undefeated Belfast southpaw’s toughest
test yet.
It was not easy, but the 25-year-old
makes boxing look an art form. His
cornermen’s T-shirts read “Michael

McKinson is here” and they should have

“but not to get hit” in brackets underneath.

He boxed with precision, in thought,

movement and punch and while his shots

never troubled Evgeny they certainly kept

him firmly on top.

Pavko stepped up his effort a few

rounds in and while he was busy and

competitive, he was never able to build

any sustained pressure.

McKinson finished with a flourish and

looked a clear winner, though he did not

seem convinced until the MC announced

the unanimous verdict, all with different

scores, from Howard Foster (97-93),

Frank Michael Maass (98-92) and Manuel

Palomo (96-94).

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GRIPPING:

Day outboxes

Adolphe

ARTFUL:

McKinson has

too much skill

for Pavko

Chantelle Cameron

(134lbs 2oz), 11-0

(7), w pts 10 Anisha

Basheel (133lbs), 8-6

(8); Michael McKinson

(145 1/2lbs), 17-0

(2), w pts 10 Egveny

Pavko (146lbs), 18-3-

1 (13); Shaquille Day

(146 1/2lbs), 13-0

(2), w pts 10 Louis

Adolphe (147lbs),

10-2 (1); Tommy Ward

(126 1/2lbs), 27-0

(4), w pts 8 Brayan

Mairena (125 1/2lbs),

10-13-1 (4); Harlem

Eubank (142lbs

6oz), 9-0 (2), w pts

6 Michael Carrero

(147lbs), 13-51-6 (6);

Frank Arnold (132lbs

6oz), 5-0-1 (1), w

pts 6 Robbie Forster

(129lbs), 0-10; Quaise

Khademi (115lbs 5oz),

6-0 (2), w pts 4 Joel

Sanchez (115lbs),

4-6-1 (2); Josh

Adewale (159lbs 6oz),

3-0, w pts 4 Jordan

Grannum (156lbs),

5-56-2; Jamie Whelan

(130lbs), 2-0, w pts

4 Luke Fash (128

1/4lbs), 2-51-2; Jack

Martin (153lbs), 1-0,

w pts 4 Geiboord

Omier (157lbs 6oz),

4-43-1.

FULL

RESULTS

BN agreed with Herr

Maass but some of the

rounds were open to

interpretation between

Pavko’s aggression and

McKinson’s artistry.

Steve Gray was the third

man.

On the topic of artistry,

Durham’s WBO world number

four-ranked super-bantam Tommy

Ward made a winning debut for his new

promoters when Chas Coakley scored

his eight-rounder with Brayan Mairena

79-73.

The Spain-based Nicaraguan started

and finished with ambition but rounds

two to seven were Ward’s, using his speed,

angles and deadly accuracy to score with

both hands to the head and body.

Gifted Ward began the last with

trademark movement but, showing

variety, he then proved he could strand

and trade.

Brighton’s Harlem Eubank seemed

to be picking his moment in the six-

round show-opener with Michael

Carrero, only to leave it too late. Twice

he put down his foe in the last but the

Nicaraguan made it to the end, where he

lost 60-53 on the card of Mr Hinds.

The same referee took charge of

the other six-rounder, awarding Frank

Arnold a 60-54 shut-out against

Caerphilly’s Robbie Forster. The winless

Welshman was not shy coming forward

but the Hackney southpaw carried all the

quality.

Quaise Khademi has built quite a

following and you can see why as he

bamboozled Joel Sanchez over four

rounds. The Afghan-born East Ham

favourite took the skill of not getting hit to

another level, making the Nicaraguan miss

in spectacular fashion before snapping in

his own quick shots. Mr Coakley marked

it 40-36.

Another popular Londoner won by

the same tally (from Mr Hinds) as Jamie

Whelan was accomplished with both

gloves against game Hull featherweight

Luke Fash.

One of the best bouts of the night

came early in the piece as Josh Adewale

outpointed Islington’s Jordan Grannum

39-37. Neither had the power to trouble

the other but plenty of scoring shots were

landed with the Slough man having the

edge.

Jack Martin had to wait until late to

make his debut but it was worth the wait,

the Essex boxer entering the paid ranks in

fine style against the final member of the

Nicaraguan quartet, Geiboord Omier.

Mr Coakley saw it 40-36.

THE VERDICTOn the evidence of

this almost-flawless performance,

Cameron could be a real danger to

Taylor.

TALKING

POINT

CHANTELLE CAMERON may have

to wait a while for her dreamed-of

world title crack against Katie Taylor.

The Irish superstar is talking about a

rematch against Delfine Persoon, the

tough Belgian she beat on a close,

disputed decision at Madison

Square Garden in June.