Andrew Cain continues destructive KO streak
Fearsome KO artist Andrew Cain (10-0, 9KO) defended his WBC International Silver super-bantamweight title in the exact same way he won the belt – with a devastating first round knockout.
Cain lifted the roof off the York Hall with his swift stoppage win on Friday, May 20, on a Queensberry Promotions show, broadcast live on BT Sport.
His latest victim, tough Mexican Luis Moreno (10-3, 6KO), was meant to take the 25-year-old Liverpudlian a few rounds, like he did with top prospect Dennis McCann when they shared eight rounds together last year, but instead the 29-year-old crumpled under the heavy hands of the ruthless champion.
Cain came out with his hands held low, as his custom, bouncing lightly on his toes, dipping in and out of range, looking for his openings. And it soon came; two left hooks distracted Moreno enough for Cain to come up through the middle with a crunching right uppercut that could not have landed any cleaner. ‘Gallito’ was instantly downed under the force of the shot.
Harried, but back on his feet, he fired back valiantly under duress then momentarily looked like he touched down again. Cain even stepped back briefly but immediately got back on the attack, punching through his opponent with such ferocity and spite that the visiting fighter was floored for a second occasion. This time, he thought twice about getting up again and referee Victor Loughlin rightfully stopped the contest at the time of 2:02 in the opening round.
The unbeaten boxer said of the blistering performance, “I’m just putting out there who I am, this is who I am, this is what I’ve done since I was a little boy. I’m not Dennis McCann, I’m Andrew Cain. I’m up for any title fight, but really I want to go to bantam, get as many belts as I can at bantam, then I’ll move up and smash these super-bantams when the time’s good.”
For a ninth time in 10 fights, Cain gave the judges a break. The powerhouse has only completed 25 rounds of a scheduled 56.
In a post-fight interview, with his green and gold belt hung proudly over his right shoulder, he agreed he needs to be fast-tracked to a higher level, “I want to be fighting the best fellas that I can. They’re meant to be durable aren’t they, but they hadn’t fought me yet. I’ll take whatever comes, definitely want a title for my next fight, ideally at bantamweight.”
The Liverpool born and bred firebrand was back in the ring just five weeks after winning his first ever professional title last month in Telford, when he scored an incredible 19-second stoppage win, which included the referee’s count.
The heavy-handed product of the Everton Red Triangle destroyed South American champion Pablo Ariel Gomez (15-11-2, 1KO) within just 10 seconds.
That night, he was due to face long-time rival, Liam Davies, who Cain has beaten three times already in the amateurs, but Davies pulled out after landing the British title shot at super-bantamweight titleholder, Marc Leach.
Cain knows that the fight may not materialise now, but he shrugged it off stating, “It’s boxing, it’s disappointing, but I’ve said this before, my life and my career doesn’t revolve around one man, I’m looking to progress and move forward regardless of what’s happening behind the scenes.
“They’re on their path and I’m on my own path. All I have to do is focus on the fighting, the training, get myself right and fighting, and everything else comes along with it.”
The undefeated youngster is part of an exciting crop of champions from the Everton Red Triangle gym in Liverpool, including Olympian Peter McGrail (4-0, 3KO) and WBC Silver titlist Nick Ball (15-0, 8KOs), all developing under the watchful eye of head coach Paul Stevenson, who praised Cain's performance, “Andrew is really on the rise. In the gym and in the ring, improvements just keep coming. Last night's performance was pretty devastating against a durable Mexican. Andrew really lit the York Hall up.
“Next, we'd like to move Andrew down to bantamweight to pursue titles there.”
Foster vs Baluta Fight Results
Adan Mohamad vs Stefan Nicolae: Adan Mohamed bossed Stefan Nicolae to move up to 5-0. 'The Pirate' won all four rounds at 40-36 to open the show.
Raven Chapman vs Gabriella Mezei: Two stoppages in three wins for the exciting featherweight. 'The Omen' trapped her Hungarian foe in the corner with a barrage of punches to body and head in the very first round, recording the stoppage within a minute.
The 28-year-old has her eye on the winner of the European title fight tomorrow night. Post fight she was surprised how quick she ended matters, "I'm glad Gabriella came in for us obviously with the postponement. Next time I want to start stepping up now. I know there's the European title fight tomorrow in my weight so maybe I can take the winner of that."
Josh Frankham vs Naeem Ali: Joshua Frankham moved up to 6-0 with a dominant 40-36 points win.
Charles Frankham vs Sandeep Singh Bhatti: A four punch combo ending with a strong straight right down the pipe dropped Bhatti at the end of the round. Frankham used a one-two to tap on the door and open up the guard, so another one-two putting all his power in the final shot, whoch worked a treat. The entertaining affair finished with a points win to Frankham, moving up to 6-0 just like his cousin Josh just did.
Sean Noakes vs Lee Hallett: A composed and confident performance from Sean Noakes sees him kick off his pro career with a 40-36 points win.
Mickey Burke Jnr vs Ivica Gogosevic: 21-year-old welterweight prospect Mickey Burke Jr finishes Ivica Gogosevic with a wicked let hook to the body in round four in what can only be described as a one-sided beatdown.
Brad Foster vs Ionut Baluta: Ionut Baluta is the new WBC International bantamweight champion after a closely fought contest with Brad Foster. The Romanian wins via unanimous decision at the York Hall.
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