Justis Huni W10 Frazer Clarke... Australian heavyweight contender Justis Huni used his superior speed and conditioning to edge a majority decision verdict over hard-hitting Brit Frazer Clarke after ten competitive rounds. Huni was coming off a 2025 loss to Fabio Wardley, who is now the WBA heavyweight title holder. After a close opening round, Huni established his speed advantage through the next two rounds by consistently beating Clarke to the punch. Huni enjoyed particular success early by slipping Clarke’s lead, then ripping the Englishman to the body with crushing left hooks. But Clarke came back in the fourth with a big shot that wobbled the legs of the Australian late in the round. It set the table for a tightly-contested battle as both men had their successes through the second half of the fight. But, while the rounds were all competitive, Huni edged just enough of them to claim the judges’ decision, with the scorecards reading 95-95 and 96-94 (twice) in his favor. It gave Huni a welcome return to form after his dramatic knockout loss to Wardley in an interim heavyweight title fight last July, and ensured his name remains among those at the sharp end of the heavyweight division.
Breyon Gorham TKO5 Eduardo Costa... In the night’s featured preliminary card bout, new Zuffa Boxing signee Breyon Gorham (22-0) handed durable Brazilian Eduardo Costa (12-6) the first stoppage loss of his career. Gorham settled into his work early as he stalked Costa around the ring and landed some solid shots, with the American enjoying particular success to the body. Then a chopping right hand sent the Brazilian to the canvas, as Costa was forced to take an eight-count in the final minute of the round. Gorham set about building on that success in the second, but the 25-year-old didn’t stick to just head-hunting. Instead, he kept mixing up his shots as he scored effectively to the body to help bring down the guard of the Brazilian. Gorham continued to hurt Costa to the body and briefly froze him with a left hook to the liver. Gorham continued to outclass Costa through round three, then loaded up in the fourth as she sent the Brazilian staggering backward with a stiff straight right. Costa gamely stayed in the contest, but by the end of the round, Gorham’s heavy shots had really taken their toll. Costa looked to be there for the taking, and in round five, Gorham turned up the power to finish the job. He pieced up his man with stiff, powerful shots in the early part of the round, then stepped into range and let the heavy artillery go. A huge right hook started the finishing sequence, followed by a corkscrew left uppercut that forced the Brazilian back against the ropes. A salvo of right hooks then forced the referee to step in and call an end to the contest.
ADDITIONAL RESULTS
Undefeated Liverpool flyweight Mikie Tallon showcased his boxing potential with a crisp performance to stop Argentina’s Leandro Blanc in the first round. The twenty-one-year-old Tallon took his time to assess his opponent’s style, then started to let his shots go with power and precision as he targeted his opponent’s head and body with solid punches. And, in the latter stages of the opening round, Tallon ripped a perfectly-placed left hook to the body that folded up Blanc, who couldn’t beat the count. It meant Tallon improved his perfect record to 13-0, with the third knockout of his young career.
Lightweight Sultan Almohammed delivered a strong performance as the teenager from Saudi Arabia scored a third-round TKO finish of Hector Lozano. Almohammed quickly established himself as the superior fighter as he dictated terms throughout the contest in a comfortable performance for the 18-year old from Riyadh. “El Nino’s” win improved his record to 3-0 with two knockouts, as he outclassed Mexico’s Lozano to continue his winning start to life in the pro ranks.
Undefeated fighters went head to head in a highly-competitive scrap at light heavyweight, and it was English-based Pole Pawel August who stepped in on two weeks’ notice to edge a razor-close decision over Germany’s former two-belt European champion Simon Zachenhuber. The matchup showcased a contrast in the two fighters’ respective fighting styles, with Zachenhuber looking to stay at range to utilize his reach advantage with his rangy southpaw style, while orthodox striker August looked to step inside and engage in a phone-booth fight. Overall, it was August who managed to impose his style more effectively, though both fighters landed plenty of scoring shots throughout an entertaining, back-and-forth battle. After six super-competitive rounds, the referee scored the bout 58-56 to August, sparking wild scenes of celebration in the Pole’s corner, and utter disbelief in Zachenhuber’s.
Former British and Commonwealth lightweight champion Felix Cash improved his record to 17-1 with a heavy-handed finish of Liam O’Hare in their middleweight matchup. Cash dropped O’Hare with a solid straight left, then dropped him almost immediately after the restart with a clubbing overhand right as he made a lightning-fast start to the contest. Cash then swarmed his man as he attempted to finish the fight, but got badly rocked in the closing seconds of the round as O’Hare almost turned the fight on its head with a huge Hail Mary shot. Cash picked up the pace at the start of round two, however, and after a short shot dropped O’Hare to one knee, the referee decided the fighter from Hereford, England had taken more than enough punishment for one night, and stepped in to wave off the contest. It meant that Cash picked up the 17th win, and 11th knockout, of his career as he looks to move back up the ranks at 147 pounds.
Undefeated English southpaw Eliot Whale improved his perfect professional record to 14-0 with a fourth-round stoppage of compatriot Tom Hill. Whale took a couple of rounds to get going, but after taking a look at Hill over the first six minutes, Whale really started to find his groove as he outboxed Hill through the third, then stopped his man in the fourth when the referee intervened to spare Hill any unnecessary punishment.
