Pierce O’Leary W12 Liam Dillon... In the chief support bout on the Fabio Ward vs. Justis Huni undercard in Ipswich, England last weekend, Ireland gained a new European champion. Pierce O’Leary earned continental junior welterweight honors when he outgunned Liam Dillon over a dozen rounds. O'Leary is now 17-0 while Dillon falls to 15-3-1. The title was vacated by Dalton Smith earlier this year. 

 

ADDITIONAL RESULTS: Albanian giant Nelson Hysa reminded everyone why he should be considered a serious player in the heavyweight division. Hysa (23-0) scored a resounding second-round victory over Patrick Korte (22-5-1). Afterwards, Hysa took to the microphone to publicly call out young heavyweight star Moses Itauma.... Surprisingly, Commonwealth junior middleweight champion Sam Gilley (18-1-1) was held to a draw against late replacement opponent Gideon Onyenani (7-5-1), with the referee’s card being returned at 76-76 following an eight-rounder...  British Olympian and bronze medalist Lewis Richardson launched his professional journey in style with a convincing victory over six rounds against Dmitri Protkunas (8-21-1) at middleweight... Young featherweight Umar Khan took himself to 12-0 by defeating Moises Garcia (12-14-1) over eight rounds.