Light heavyweight prospect Erza Taylor (12-0, 8 KOs) dominated the hapless Troy Jones (12-1, 6 KOs), winning a 12-round unanimous decision. The scores were 99-91, 100-90, and 97-94. It wasn’t an easy fight for Taylor, as he was getting hit a lot, but he still had too much firepower for Jones.
– Former super bantamweight Liam Davies (17-1, 8 KOs) outboxed previously unbeaten Kurt Walker (12-1, 2 KOs), beating him by a 12-round unanimous decision to win the IBF Inter-continental featherweight title. The scores were 115-113, 116-112, and 117-111. Davies, 29, looked too skilled for Walker, throwing combinations without loading up and avoiding his return fire. The score that made the most sense of the three was the 117-111.
– Welterweight Owen Cooper (11-1, 4 KOs) overcame a slow start to come on in the second half to defeat Chris Kongo (17-3, 7 KOs). Referee Kevin Parker scored it 96-94 for Cooper. Kongo looked good early on, taking the fight to Cooper. However, in the second half, Kongo gassed out. That allowed Cooper to come on and take it. Cooper landed 237 of 602 punches. Kongo connected on 171 of 686.
Tonight’s Cacace vs. Wood event will be shown live on DAZN at 2:00 p.m. ET / 11:00 p.m. PT for the main card.
Tonight’s Undercard at 2:00 PM ET
Liam Davies vs. Kurt Walker – Co-main event
Ezra Taylor vs. Troy Jones
Owen Cooper vs. Chris Kongo
Sam Noakes vs. Patrik Balaz
Lewis Williams vs. Viktar Chvarkou
Huey Malone vs. Jakub Laskowski
Charlie Senior vs. Cesar Ignacio Paredes
Joe Cooper vs. Dmitri Protkunas
Joe Tyers vs. Mario Valenzuela Portillo
Harris Akbar vs. Octavian Gratii
Nico Leivars vs. Darwing Martinez
Highly skilled Anthony Cacace will defend his IBO super featherweight title tonight against the inactive former 126-lb champion Leigh Wood at the Nottingham Arena. Cacace (23-1, 8 KOs) will have to find a way to neutralize Wood’s power advantage (28-3, 17 KOs) for him to win. Leigh is coming up in weight after a two-year layoff to reinvent himself at 130.
Last Updated on 05/10/2025