Cash finds stopping power to retain his crown
Felix Cash impressed with a fifthround stoppage of former world title challenger Jason Welborn in a defence of his Commonwealth middleweight title, as he recorded a ninth knockout victory in 13 bouts at “Matchroom Square Garden” in Brentwood, Essex, last night.
Cash was superior in every department and, although deducted a point for low blows, once Welborn was down twice in the fifth round, the 34-year-old’s corner threw in the towel. Cash, trained by Tony Sims, remains undefeated and looks a fine prospect.
Preceding the main event, Zelfa Barrett was behind on the cards, against previously undefeated Eric
Donovan, before stopping his opponent with a brutal left hook in the eighth round of their superfeatherweight contest.
Barrett moved to 24 victories with one defeat in his career.
It was the perfect precursor to Hearn’s final ‘Fight Camp’ episode, which climaxes next week when heavyweights Dillian Whyte and Alexander Povetkin contest the
World Boxing Council “Diamond” belt, with their fight also deciding the mandatory challenger for Tyson Fury’s WBC heavyweight belt.
Katie Taylor takes on Belgian policewoman Delfine Persoon again in a defence of the women’s undisputed lightweight titles.
Last night’s event saw Rachel Ball hand Shannon Courtenay her first professional defeat on points, when referee Howard Foster scored the eight-round bout 77-75.
Ball, standing five inches taller than Courtenay, dropped her opponent in the first round with a counter left hook, but looked to have fallen behind. But she came back in the closing rounds to claim an emotional victory. Ball, 29, moved to six wins and one defeat.