Harlem Eubank vs Miguel Antin round by round results
Harlem Eubank headlines tonight's Wasserman Boxing show against Miguel Antin at York Hall on Friday, March 31.
The unbeaten Brighton man was due to face Christian Uruzquieta but illness forced the Mexican out of action, so he now faces Argentina’s Miguel Antin.
The super-lightweights will clash live and free on Channel 5, starting from 10pm, and BBN will be covering all the action from every fight as soon as the show begins – full reports below:
Live on IFL TV 8pm
6×3 Super Welterweight contest
Jake Henty vs Petar Aleksandrov
Welling in south London is well known for prodcing champions, such as Micky Cantwell, Matt Marsh and Archie Sharp. Now 22-year-old southpaw Jake Henty is the latest bright prospect to emerge from the area. He's up against Bulgarian Petar Aleksandrov, and the last time he fought a 4-0 prospect in England he spilt the judges to a draw. That was also over six rounds too…
And he was here for more of the same. The European landed a big one-two on the bell in the second round.
In the third, Henty was lighter on his toes to avoid any more big shots, countering lovely with a back hand as he just pulled back ever so slightly and stylishly. Then he held his feet to start landing some big left hooks and uppercuts at mid-range. In the final 30 seconds Henty landed a jab to set up a crucnhing backhand uppercut.
In the fourth, the Welling boxer was confident with his hands hanging low and countering sharply and heavily as Aleksandrov visibly slowed his workrate. In the fifth, the away fighter switched stance and immediately their heads came together. Henty was able to land his southpaw right jab at will by this time, utilising his longer reach, but Aleksandrov was trying his best to goad him into a war. An uppercut from Henty landed after the bell but they instantly touched gloves in respect.
It was relatively comfortable win for the Welling boy, good learning rounds in the bag against a positive, game journeyman with ambition. The 59-55 points score to Henty was expected by the crowd, as in they secretly knew it wasn't a complete shutout. Henty moves up to 5-0, 2KO.
6×2 Featherweight contest
Sophie Alisch vs Gemma Ruegg
It was a lively start from the featherweights but the unbeaten Berlin boxer was landing heavy crunching overhand rights very early on, which looked very troubling for Ruegg. There was a lovely left hook off the end of a three-punch combo that stiffened Ruegg's legs. The 38-year-old from Bournemouth has never been stopped before and has an even record of six wins-six losses.
The pace slowed slightly in the second but the long arms of the German were still landing aplenty, especially the right from range. Ruegg has won three from her last five and was only narrowly oupointed 77-75 by former world champion Shannon Courtenay in her last defeat in December. She may be up against here against a 21-year-old who is 17 years her junior.
By round four, the Brit had adapted to cleverly keep shifting her feet and popping out the jab as a deterrent. She caught a right hand flush in the last 30 seconds but evaded a lot else, so she was well in her flow as the away fighter, but still on her way towards a loss. In round five, the eyecatching three-punch combo consisting of a one-two-left hook landed again successfully for Sophie.
Ruegg managed to land a couple of counter shots in the sixth and final round but a big jab landed on Ruegg's chin in the final seconds.
In her first fight abroad, Alisch was confident, composed and controlled. The unbeaten prospect took the centre of the ring and landed some flashy combinations from range. The score was 60-54 as the rising German star collected her ninth win at the York Hall, 700 miles from home.
8×3 Super Welterweight contest
Abass Baraou vs Ferenc Katona
Katona was floored with a fast, looping overhand right when backed into the corner in round one. He bravely came back for the second round despite many suspecting he might not. Despite only losing once in his last six fights, the Hungarian was glaringly overmatched here against an ex-German national champion.
In the second round, Baraou tapped on the front of the gloves to distract Katona while a right hook came in around the side. Referee rightly questioned the corner about whether they wanted to continue and they acknowledged his concern but came out for round three only to take the sound advice and throw in the towell within 25 seconds.
4×3 Featherweight contest
Codie Smith vs Luca Genovese
Debutant Codie Smith, a national amateur champion from Hull, got into a smooth rhythm early and landed multiple unanswered jabs as he switched from orthodox to southpaw. He frequently switched his shots from upsatirs to downstairs and landed a hurtful left hook to the body in the second, a round where he came out the corner to instantly land two body shots.
The 40-year-old Italian came out with some ambition in round three and the pair exchanged in the centre of the ring. A hurtful uppercut landed from Smith, who's pace slowed slightly and was happy to back up and counter but he unloaded when he heard the klaxons sound, trapping Genovese in the corner.
A lovely short right hand landed flush on Genovese in the last minute of the bout. The pair finished the fight both throwing then beaming with smiles as the bell sounded. Smith is a talented youngster with a fantastic punch variety and power with an incredible balance and footwork.
Smith kicked of his pro career with an impressive display to win 40-36 on points – one to watch.
4×3 Super Lightweight contest
Jesse Brandon vs Borja Lopez
Finchley fighter Jesse Brandon was back in the same setting as his pro bow just four months on where he won on points. This time he had his opponent on the floor in the first half of the opening round, then finished him completely within two minutes. At first, there was a well timed straight right hand to the left side of the temple that he used his jab hand to set up, then he followed Lopez around the ring after he got back up to continue but this time it was a chopping right hand to the same spot that landed moments earlier but with even more potency to completely kill off the fight.
The stoppage was recorded at 1:44 of the first round, and Jesse Brandon moves up to 2-0.
6×3 Heavyweight contest
Matty Harris vs Milos Veletic
Easy night's work for the 'Magic' man as he knocked out Veletic within 30 seconds. The pair were clinching lightly when Harris threw a right uppercut then a clean left hook to deck the Bosnian heavily. Prior to that, in the opening seconds, Harris gave himself some room with his quick, clever feet to land a straight right hand to send Veletic into the ropes. He was clearly buzzed by the shot, but Matty paused, took his time, set his feet to land a bigger shot next, which came in the form of that lights-out left hook.
"To be honest, I just came out relaxed. My coach said obviously you're knocking people out with the right hand, lets show them you can do it with both. I've been working so hard and I'm just starting to show the world what I'm capable. I'm only 23, I got a long way to go."
Kalle Sauerland shared the goal to win a youth world title by the end of the year, "This man can hit like no heavyweight I've seen at this age. There's a lot going on in the heavyweights at the moment, this man can mix it up very quickly."
Main Event 10pm
10×3 Super Lightweight contest
Harlem Eubank vs Miguel Antin
International Boxing Hall of Famer Ray 'Boom Boom' Mancini was watching from ringside. The American, who held the WBA lightweight title from 1982 to 1984, compared the York Hall to the Packard Music Hall in Ohio where he had some of his earliest pro fights, stating that it was a proper fighting venue where the crowd was packed in on top of you.
Harlem Eubank lifted the east end venue with his ringwalk to Shy FX's 'Original Nuttah' anthem.
The 29-year-old from Brighton confidently circled the ring on the backfoot. After the pair tangled up and Eubank ended up on the floor, referee Bob Williams called them both in to warn them, clearly seeing the bad blood from the weigh-in spilling over into the fight. Eubank landed a single big right hand on Antin, whoo landed his own moments later and sensed he had the Brit hurt so piled on the pressure, but Harlem held and smiled til the bell.
When Eubank landed a big right hook to the body and Antin waved him on for more, he wisely steped off and didn't take the bait. The second round saw Eubank really take over and control the fight. He was sharp, light on his feet, landed right and left hooks to body, and finished the round with a stiff jab that visibly hurt the tough Argentine.
Antin and Eubank have stand off in the centre off the ring, the south American clearly becoming frustrated and after clinching at holding Eubank in a headguard, referee Bob Williams has to call a time out to tell off the visitor.
Antin comes out the corner aggressively in round four trying to force Eubank into a brawl. Every time Eubank lands a body shot, Antin beckons him on for some more. Eubank is relaxed and confident here. Then Antin throws the kitchen sink at Eubank and gets a lot of success. At one point, Eubank completely loses his shape and has to hold. Antin tires ans steps off the gas for the remainder of the round, but that was a little worrying for the home fighter for a moment. He was told in the corner not to exchange with him.
Eubank performed clinically in the fifth, but there was another flurry of success for Antin where Harlem held his feet for too long. Early in the round, Eubank landed a lovely clean uppercut-left hook that made Antin smile, which means he is acknowledging the shot.
In the first minute of the sixth, Antin complained of a low blow and backtracked and stopped boxing but Bob Williams didn't say anything so Eubank got in close to land several more body shots. Antin looked exhausted in this round but still came forward. Antin threw Eubank to the canvas for a second time. Then a stiff jab to the body hurt Antin and forced him back and a follow up right hook to the midriff saw the Argentinian take a knee.
Eubank trapped Antin in the corner and a left body shot scored a second knockdown in the seventh. He patiently got back on his jab and didn't rush his work, but then he trapped on the ropes again at the end of the stanza and Antin fought back valiantly to see it through to the eighth. Ref Williams was having a very close look there.
A lovely left hook landed to the head of Antin early in the ninth and he has to hold on. Eubank got overexcited and put so much into an uppercut that his backfoot slipped from underneath him and he was on the canvas for the third time in the fight but not from any knockdowns. There was an excess of water pouring off Antin that caused the slippery surface. Antin twice ignored the call from Williams to stop boxing to receive another telling off. A quieter round for boxing in this round.
Antin taunted Eubank again so he answered him with a lovely right hook to the head, then Antin roared forward just for Eubank to walk him onto an uppercut. Eubank lost his footing in the final moments of the penultimate round as he was trying to skip away.
Antin was ploughing forward in the 10th and final round but Eubank danced away on the outside until referee Bob Williams instructed him to turn and face his opponent. Eubank got back up to the corner where a big right hand got through but he took it well, then continued to hold his feet for too long on the ropes. Eubank backed off, gave himself room to land a stiff jab down the pipe.
It was a slick, calculated, risk-free performance for Eubank against a very durable, aggressive opponent who really wanted to win. The scorecards were 99-89, 98-90, 97-91 all in favour of Harlem Eubank.
The 29-year-old was happy with his performance believing he showed he could fight many ways and adapt. Promoter Kalle said Eubank was courageous to accept the tough, last-minute opponent. He then shared his plan for Eubank to go for British, European, then World. Sauerland mentioned Dalton Smith as an opponent, who presently holds the British super-lightweight belt.
8×3 Super Welterweight contest
Harry Scarff vs Jordan Dujon
Dujon lands a right hand as the opening bell is still ringing. The rivals lock horns and fight frantically in close range for the entirety of the opener. Whenever Dujon does allow himself some room, he outpunches him from range.
Dujon landed another right hand to start the second round with. Barnet boxer Dujon is a former Southern Area super-welterweight champion whose only loss came from top prospect Carl Fail, which was on Fail's pro debut, scored closely at 56-58. Some more good work from the Londoner in round two, but the two-weight English champ from Derby is coming on strong.
'Horrible' Harry backs Dujon up but the Londoner always comes back with something strong. It's a high pace set by Scarff, who pushes Dujon back constantly. Scarff starts to unload whil he's got his man on the ropes so often.
George Groves has it 2-1 to Scarff but Barry Jones scores it 3-0 to Scarff at this point. The opening round could have been scored either way or even, but Scarff's workrate and pressure has taken over and all Dujon can do is tuck up and fire back in moments. The fourth gets a little messy as Dujon holds. Scarff is enthused by the negativity of his opponent as the bell sounds, sensing a small victory.
Scarff switches stance in the fifth showing the reason why he's so heavily avoided. Dujon needs a big finish if he's to have any chance of winning.
Scarff gets caught when he's looking too much for the uppercut, but he lands it shortly after. Dujon isn't a big puncher so when he does land, it doesn't have much effect. He is plucky and a real fighter, never letting up for a single second despite being under a tonne of pressure.
Dujon came forward at the start of the seventh but Scarff soon turned him in the corner and unloaded back. It was still a messy fight, Scarff still landing his right uppercut regularly. Scarff finishes the awkward round strongly with body shots and landing uppercuts with both hands.
Scarff told to enjoy himself in the final round so he dances with his hands low landing big rights from range. Scarff looked to land the cleaner punches in the last round as he boxed more relaxed with his hands down. The Derbyshire man imposed his will upon the Londoner to make it a one-sided yet competitive, fun yet messy fight.
Scores went 79-73, 78-74, 77-75 to 'Horrible' Harry Scarff. Post-fight, Scarff said it was a bit scrappy but he's had a year out and enjoyed the fight. He then called for British welterweight champ Ekow Essuman claiming that Nottingham vs Derby would ensure a fun night.
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