Scotland’s Nathaniel Collins and Spain’s Cristobal Lorente met in Glasgow for the European featherweight title on Saturday at Braehead Arena, topping a lively card that mixed fresh debuts with domestic title stakes.
After 12 tight, tactical rounds, the main event was ruled a split draw, with scorecards of 115–113, 113–115, and 114–114. Lorente retains his European featherweight belt as a result.
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Aston Brown claimed the vacant Celtic middleweight title with a second-round stoppage of Paul Kean at 1:36, having scored a knockdown en route to the finish. Earlier, Louie O’Doherty lifted the vacant British lightweight title when Regan Glackin’s corner threw in the towel at 2:33 of the 10th, closing a gritty contest that had swung his way down the stretch. Willy Hutchinson impressed at light heavyweight, halting Mark Jeffers at 2:15 of the seventh after steadily breaking him down.
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The show also included rising talent like John Joe Carrigan who made a statement in his pro debut, stopping Dawid Przybylski in the first round at 1:36. Marcus Sutherland needed less than a round at super bantamweight to force a TKO of Kerim Agius, while Drew Limond notched a fourth-round stoppage of Alexeyv Mikhail Arellano Leon at 1:43. Local favorite Alex Arthur Jr banked rounds and a 40–36 points win over four against Grzegorz Mardyla at light heavyweight.
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