Jamie Robinson D8 Billy Allington... On the MTK Fight Night undercard,  Jamie Robinson and Billy Allington couldn’t be separated after eight hard-fought rounds, with theiur junior welterweight fight ending in a 76-76 draw. Each boxer had portions of success during the fight, with Robinson appearing to get the better of the middle rounds, while Allington came on strong towards the back end of the fight. It appeared at the final bell that the fight could have gone either way, and referee Howard Foster didn’t he couldn’t split the two men, scoring the bout even. Robinson said: “He had a good start in round one, but I felt I won rounds two to six, then I thought he won seven and eight. That makes it five rounds to three for me. We can get it on again. If we get the rematch I would be a completely different fighter. I felt like the 15 months out of the ring was a telling sign. I was falling in on my shots and my timing was off.”

 

Allington said: “If I’m being totally honest I think boxing is about hit and not get hit. If you look back at the footage I felt everything was hitting me on my gloves. I genuinely believe I won that fight. Every man is entitled to their opinion, but I was comfortable in there. I love what I do though and it was good to be back in the ring. This is just part of the journey.”

 

Nathan Bendon W6 Eryk Apresyan... There was an upset on the card, as Nathan Bendon picked up a six-rounds points victory over previously undefeated Eryk Apresyan. The junior middleweight  Apresyan started well in the fight, but it all changed when Bendon rocked Apresyan in round three, with the Polish Apresyan showing bravery to stay in the contest. Bendon began to take over during the closing stages, and Apresyan also had a point deducted for holding in round six by the referee. That proved to be costly, as Mark Lyson scored the bout 57-56 in Bendon’s favour, earning him the upset victory. Bendon said: “I took the fight on 4 days notice. I’m always ready to fight and fit in camp, and with a proper eight week camp I think I’ll have put him away. I’m always sparring a lot and I train six days a week. I’m a fitness freak. I thought he was gone in the third round but I was loading up a bit. Jon Pegg was telling me I had to pace myself, and then we took the win on points.”

 

Sean Duffy TKO3 Paul Holt... Lightweight Sean Duffy marked his first fight since October 2019 with a TKO victory, as he stopped former Midlands Area champion Paul Holt in round three. Duffy was landing the better of the punches and Holt began to struggle as the fight went on. The end looked to be approaching as the fight entered round three, and it didn’t take long for Duffy to make his impact, landing a big body shot that dropped Holt, who couldn’t make it back to his feet, securing the win for Duffy, who said: “I’ve had over a year out of the ring but have been training constantly with the likes of Anthony Cacace and Paul Hyland Jnr, so I was glad to be back in there. I was a bit rusty at the start as you can imagine, but I did exactly what I wanted to do. I got a cut from a headbutt, but that didn’t put me off the gameplan. I worked on the body shots a lot and we got him out of there. I love this sport and I enjoy being in the ring. I’m grateful to be able to step in and take part in events like this during the times we’re in.”

 

Shabaz Masoud TKO1 Louis Norman... Super bantamweight Shabaz Masoud returned to the ring in style as he picked up a dominant fourth round stoppage victory over former English champion Louis Norman. Masoud was competing in his first fight since November 2019, but it was clear that he hasn’t missed a beat, as ‘The Maverick’ dominated the action from the first bell. He knocked his opponent down at the end of round three, and while Norman may have been able to make it to the end of the round, two further knockdowns came at the start of round four, with the corner throwing in the towel as Masoud extended his record to 8-0. Masoud said: “I’m back and a lot better than I’ve ever been before. I’ve had 16 months out of the ring and I’ve been with Ben Davison for a full year, and I need to thank him and MTK Global for helping me improve. As soon as I started picking up the pace I got him out of there. Everyone thinks I’ve got pillow fists, but when you face me and get smacked then you’ll know about it. Credit to Louis Norman for taking the fight. I don’t avoid anybody, and I want a British title by the end of the year.” source for all results: mtk global