Round-by-Round: Katie Taylor vs. Jessica McCaskill - 13 December 2017

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Taylor's first defence of the WBA World female lightweight title.

Live from the York Hall in London, on Sky Sports Action & Mix.

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Live on Facebook at 5.05pm

GAMAL YAFAI VS RICKY STARKEY
Featherweight 6 x 3 mins

Followed by

FELIX CASH VS GREG O’NEILL
Middleweight 6 x 3 mins

Live on Sky Sports Action and Sky Sports Mix at 6pm

TED CHEESEMAN VS TONY DIXON
Light-Middleweight 8 x 3 mins

Followed by

LAWRENCE OKOLIE VS ANTONIO SOUSA
Cruiserweight 6 x 3 mins

Followed by

JOE CORDINA VS LEE CONNELLY
Lightweight 8 x 3 mins

Followed by

JAKE BALL VS MILES SHINKWIN
Light-Heavyweight 10 x 3 mins
Vacant WBA Continental Championship

Followed by

CONOR BENN VS CEDRICK PEYNAUD
Welterweight 6 x 3 mins

Followed by

JOSH KELLY VS JEAN MICHEL HAMILCARO
Welterweight 10 x 3 mins

Followed by

MARTIN JOSEPH WARD VS. JULI GINER
Super-Featherweight 12 x 3 mins
Vacant European Championship

Live on Sky Sports Main Event from 9:45pm

KATIE TAYLOR VS JESSICA MCCASKILL
Lightweight 10 x 2 mins
WBA World Lightweight Championship

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Yafai, now 13-0, stopped Liverpool’s Ricky Starkey after one minute and 59 seconds of the third round, exclusively live on Sky Sports’ Facebook page.

The former Commonwealth super-bantamweight champion is expected to return in January after a win at York Hall.

And his promoter Eddie Hearn has talked about a fight between Yafai and former super-bantamweight WBC world title challenger Gavin McDonnell.

Yafai wants more rounds but the team –– and Hearn in particular –– wants to make a fight between him and McDonnell soon, stating that it could happen on the undercard of Kell Brook’s return on March 3 at the FlyDSA Arena in Sheffield, exclusively live on Sky Sports, against Sergey Rabchenko.

Meanwhile, Felix Cash moved to 7-0 with a first-round victory over Greg O’Neill, with the fight being ended after just 54 seconds.

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Should be starting on Sky Sports now.

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Cheeseman defeated Tony Dixon via referee points win. (80-72)

[skanksta]

Cordina is good to watch..

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Okolie dropped Antonio Sousa twice in rounds 1 and 2. stopped him after 1 min 4 secs

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Joe Cordina stops Lee Connelly - 4th round TKO

[ILikeBeer]

Got to hand it to Eddie Hearn. It's not easy to be less likeable than his old man, but he somehow manages it.

[ILikeBeer]

Enjoy this boxing.

They're all under Katie Taylor. Know what I mean?

[ILikeBeer]

In my opinion, the towel should stop the fight, no matter what the referee thinks.

[3132DW]

In my opinion, the towel should stop the fight, no matter what the referee thinks.

I agree - people say corner should make decision for the fighters welfare all the time - so when they want to pull their man out that’s what should happen.

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[ILikeBeer]

That was hella funny. James "Least Likeable Person In The History Of Sport" DeGale losing.

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Speaking afterwards, Okolie directed a verbal attack at Chamberlain and his trainer Ted Bami, urging the Brixton man to accept a fight.

"I need to watch it back. I was happy with it," Okolie told Sky Sports.

"He and Ted Bami are two cowards!

"He's calling me his easiest fight, he's saying stuff online. Here's the fight in February, let's go."

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http://www.skysports.com/watch/video/sp ... -ultimatum

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Joe Cordina stops Lee Connelly in four rounds





Cordina caused a nasty cut over Connelly's right eye in the third and although the Derbyshire man's trainer seemed keen on halting proceedings at the end of the round, it was Ian John Lewis who stepped in at the end of a non-stop assault from the Welsh Wizard in the fourth.

The Cardiff star's speed and precision shone through from the opening round as his right caused his foe early problems. It soon saw Connelly trapped on the ropes with a left-right-left too quick for him to cope with.

Cordina admitted that after six straight wins, he is ready for some tougher tests in 2018.

"I'm not discrediting him in any shape or form, but he wasn't going to test me in any aspect," he told Sky Sports.

"I had the jab, the speed, the power over him. I'm learning every fight."

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Miles Shinkwin took Jake Ball the 10 round distance..

Ball wins via scores off 97-93 | 98-92 | 98-92

wins the vacant WBA Inter-Continental Light Heavyweight Title

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CONOR BENN VS CEDRICK PEYNAUD NOW

[milpool]

Ball Shinkwin didn't really come to life. Slightly disappointing as I thought that fight had the potential to be the best of the night.

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Quick Recap so far..

Gamal Yafai continued his unbeaten career with a third round stoppage over Ricky Starkey at super-bantamweight.

Felix Cash moved to 7-0 stoppage of Greg O’Neill.

Ted Cheeseman moved to 12-0 with a shutout points decision.

Lawrence Okolie won by 2nd round KO to move to 7-0.

Joe Cordina stopped Lee Connolly.

Jake Ball won a convincing 10 round unanimous points decision over Miles Shinkwin.

[tobyh5]

COuld see that knockdown coming a mile off, he shipped punches in the first couple seconds, ignored by commentary

[milpool]

Wow, I didn't see that coming tonight but it's not surprising, he's far to gung ho.

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Jake Ball completed a unanimous points victory over Miles Shinkwin as he continued his rise up the light-heavyweight rankings.

In a tentative opening round, Shinkwin took the centre of the ring and sent out range-finding right hands as Ball adopted a watchful approach on the back foot.

Ball backed to the ropes in the second round, trying to lure Shinkwin onto crisp counters, and 'The Blade' stabbed jabs through his opponent's defences in the third.



The cleaner, eye-catching work was coming from Ball, who switched neatly from head to body in the fourth, and he unloaded flurries before slipping away from the flat-footed Shinkwin in the fifth.


With the fight slipping away, Shinkwin landed a crisp right hand as he showed more urgency in the sixth, but there were only brief moments of concern for Ball as he picked holes in the Hertfordshire fighter's guard over the next couple of rounds.

Ball maintained his steely focus in the ninth round, despite the likelihood of a handy lead on the scorecards, and he highlighted his dominance with more crunching counters in the final few minutes.