FABULOUS FABIO
Wardley is in no mood for hanging around against Saward
AFTER triumphing by way of a first-round stoppage last time out, Ipswich heavyweight Fabio Wardley continued his destructive run at the Epic Centre by knocking out Erith’s Scott Saward six seconds from the end of the opener in a scheduled four.
The much heavier Saward had won all three previously – each of his bouts having run the distance – but this time he was in with a puncher, and it was a case of ‘lights out’ when Wardley connected with a heavy right as the bell to end the first frame approached.
When popular local Zaiphan Morris went in over eight with Hull’s busy Luke Fash at this same venue in July, the contest was scored a 77-77 draw. While Fash, as is usually the case, once again gave a decent account of himself, he was unable to prevent Zaiphan running out a 59-55 winner over the shorter six-round distance this time. Morris had also beaten the Humberside operator over four 18 months ago.
Almost a year had passed since Clacton’s Joe Hurn was held to a tie over six by Atherton’s William Warburton, and he returned to the squared circle in style. Hurn halted Rochester’s Sonny Whiting – who had been shaken by a weighty right – 61 seconds from the end of a bout slated for four.
Arvydas Trizno (in his 101st fight) and Florians Strupits were both four-round points losers. Lithuanian Trizno succumbed 40-37 to Croydon’s Connor Vian,
while Latvia-based Ukrainian Strupits tasted defeat for the 50th time and had his nose bloodied too in losing 40-36 to one-bout Marsham novice Iain Martell.
Colchester’s Alan Ratibb
secured his third straight victory, outpointing Braintree’s as-yetwinless Dylan Draper 40-36, while another Braintree resident – Billy Bird – edged out Brixton’s Ashley Bailey Dumetz 58-57 in an exciting clash over six.