BoxMania 3 – Joshua Ejakpovi vs Kingsley Egbunike LIVE results
BoxMania 3 features Joshua Ejakpovi (14-2, 3KO) vs Kingsley Egbunike (6-2-1, 1KO) in an English Super Welterweight Title Eliminator at the York Hall on Saturday, November 19.
The 10 fight card features a host of talent on the undercard, with the Frimpong Twins bck in action, as well as the hugely popular George Hennon from Maidstone.
BBN Editor, Tim Rickson, is reporting live from ringside:
First Fight 6pm
#1 Connor Adaway vs Sam Melville
6×3 Super-Featherweight
Adaway starts quicker and sharper, scoring with the cleaner shots.
Adaway was far more powerful but the match evened up in the fourth round, both getting through a couple of times each.
It got a bit scrappy towards the end but Adaway managed to land a few more eyecatching blows.
Adaway wins on points 59-56.
#2 Pat Gill vs Paul Scalfe
4×3 Super-Lightweight
Gill far busier throwing more shots, but not landing anything big yet as he warms into the fight.
In the second, Gill was growing into the fight and caught Scalfe with some good body shots. There was a clash of heads half way through the round.
The third evened up as Gill took his foot off the gas slightly, but he put more work in for the final round and got caught a few times for the extra aggression, but still edged the round to win 39-37 on points.
#3 Sher Khan vs Michael Mooney
4×3 Super-Lightweight
Khan prevailed 40-36 against a very tricky and tough opponent in Mooney, who shouted in his face many times during the bout and beckoned him despite being cut above the left eye. Even after the final bell, Mooney was still complaining about something to do with his feet.
#4 Andrei Dascalu vs Lewis van Poetsch
4×3 Super-Middleweight
Dascalu spent the first round popping out his jab constantly and followed up with an audible body shot and a good right hand during the opener. 'The Boom' from Barnet has a very eyepleasing boxing style.
Much the same in round two, except 'Poochi' was forcing the pace more and making Dascalu work for the wing.
Two uppercuts in round two made 'Poochi' blink so Dascalu unloaded in bunches but the experienced journeyman wouldn't go down.
In the fourth, a right hand on the ropes looked like it hurt van Poetsch. Dascalu continued to land with his successful backhand uppercut and was met with a nice overhand right back at one point but he took the win in style at 40-36.
#5 Courtney Frimpong vs Lee Hallett
4×3 Super-Lightweight
Courtney a bit erratic in the opener, seemed a little off with his timing and Hallett was able to land quite a lot back from the away corner to draw or maybe even win the first round.
Lots of shots thrown and landed in the second round, nothing to seperate them so far.
32-year-old Courtney started better in the third but it turned into a shootout halfway through.
Canning Town's Hallett wanted the win so he came out with intent for the final round. However, he was met with a flurry of uppercuts about a minute in. Hallett was visibly spent by this point and was outlanded with ease.
Scored 39-37 to Courtney Frimpong.
#6 Ellis Steward vs Jordan Grannum
4×3 Middleweight
Steward won 39-37 in a hard fought fight.
#7 Lewis Frimpong vs Tatenda Mangombe
4×3 Super-Featherweight
Chatham's Mangombe was flashy and cocky, pretending to throw shots but Lewis managed to catch him cleanly a number of times, including a left and right on the bell.
Mangombe was on the move in the second stanza. A shot missed and hit the ropes so he did a 'Floyd' where he stopped to watch the rope bouncing from the wayward punch.
Mangombe is entertaining the crowds, maybe annoying to the Frimpong fans, but he's pulling out the Ali shuffle, switching stance, and has stop to watch the ropes wobble for a third time – he's done that in every round!
In the final round, Lewis managed to land cleanly to stun Mangombe. Frimpong then tried to catch up with Mangombe to follow up but he was on his bike and able to avoid any further damage to see out the fight. It helped that Frimpong had no way of cutting off the ring and threw laboured punches.
When the scores were read out as 39-37 to Frimpong, Mangombe comically protested the result and immediately left the ring shaking his head. What a character!
#8 Krystof Zuraw vs Daryl Tapfuma
4×3 Featherweight
Zuraw Looks capable but then so dies his game opponent who is firmly on the front foot.
Zimbabwean Tapfuma is a very credible opponent. The pair fight in close range in the second, but it's Zuraw who lands a couple up top in order to land one big blow below.
Zuraw was tippy-tapping the guard then landed a big left hook to the body but it had no effect at all. He managed at least three good uppercuts during the round but Tapfuma scored a few shots back too.
The last round was again fought at close range, with equal shots landed. The result should be interesting.
Stalemate! 38-38, which is a very fair result. Tapfuma was the best opponent of the night.
#9 George Hennon vs Teodor Nikolov
6×3 Super-lightweight
Nikolov has been stopped 11 times and Hennon was a bit guilty of looking for that knockout in the opener. He cut the ring off well and wouldn't let his mobile man out but his usual practise of throwing plenty of jabs had been replaced with loading up on powerful right hands of which a couple of big ones got through.
Nikolov was clever, throwing shots at the right time to upset Hennon's rhythm. He moved laterally and only threw out shots to deter Hennon's attacks.
An uppercut followed by a body shot had a delayed effect to Nikolov going down in the third but was on his feet again and saved by the bell soon after.
Maidstone man Hennon walked Nikolov down all round and loaded up on his shots, looking to end matters early. Hennon scored a good body shot, which looked hurtful. His opponent was so mobile, he was always able to shift his feet quick enough to not hang around for log, but Hennon was walking him down relentlessly. Then, the 28-year-old fired a long-ranging straight right hand to the chin of Nikolov in the final minute to score a fourth round stoppage, registered at the time of 2:42 – the first KO of his career.
#10 Joshua Ejakpovi vs Kingsley Egbunike
10×3 English Super-Welterweight Title Eliminator
'Hollywood Josh' was controlling the pace and action against a jerky, awkward southpaw in Egbunike.
Egbunike was so hard to nail down.
