Round-by-Round: Daniel Dubois vs. Richard Lartey - 27 April 2019

[KiwiRider]

Langfords legs are gone, that's when you know a fighter is shot. When they just don't appear to have the same balance or co-ordination

Not to mention punch resistance, Tommy showed that last time out.

[skanksta]

He's a real minimalist with his work. He's probably 6-2 up? But he could sweep and stop longford if it were in his mentality, he's purely a boxer.

Yeah.
Looks like he's got real talent in reserve. Too placid - needs some nastiness - otherwise very promising.

[Black Sam Bellamy]

Richards boxed well there. Not a mark on him.

[samwbr]

Tommy looks a bit bashed up. Lerrone had loads in the tank and looks a proper talent.

[Fightnight Scores]

Richards owes me £4, he could have got the stoppage!

[oogiebe]

Richards owes me £4, he could have got the stoppage!

He doesn't hit very hard.

[Fightnight Scores]

Edwards vs Matos scorecard: https://fight-score.com/fight/523/sunny ... edro-matos

[Fightnight Scores]

He doesn't hit very hard.

No unfortunately not!

[stu 27]

Tommy works for my mates firm and my son started the same time as him about 8 months back,both speak really well of him and how much of a sound bloke he his,seems to have looked for a life after boxing

[KiwiRider]

He doesn't hit very hard.

As I see it- his biggest drawback in what is a good all round skillset. Langford was buzzed every time Jason Welborne landed flush. I didn't see Richards doing more than cumulatively busting Tommy up.

[jamamb]

Tommy works for my mates firm and my son started the same time as him about 8 months back,both speak really well of him and how much of a sound bloke he his,seems to have looked for a life after boxing

what type of firm is it

[skanksta]

Some Fun&Games going on in Lartey's dressing room
He should give it a go at least

[NoScoutingReports]

Some Fun&Games going on in Lartey's dressing room
He should give it a go at least

Belting the tunes out

[stu 27]

what type of firm is it

Electrical contractors

[Ricky]

this card has fvcking stunk.

[skanksta]

this card has fvcking stunk.

Yep.
Lartey's dressing room the highlight so far

[Fightnight Scores]

this card has fvcking stunk.

Yep.
Lartey's dressing room the highlight so far

Agreed!

[mullenman]

Awful so far , bloody awful night boxing

[Fightnight Scores]

Edwards' "cheeky" style, as they are calling it, leaves a lot to be desired. I'd call it cocky!

[jameswilson]

This is the exact kind of card we used to stay up for every few weeks back in the early 2000s.

[hitman_hatton1]

This is the exact kind of card we used to stay up for every few weeks back in the early 2000s.

they had a repeat of oakey vs barney on b*xn*ti*n the other day.

stuck motd on for a few minutes and missed the stoppage.

edwards needs to sign with hearn and earn a kal yafai fight.

[Ruthless-RKO]

Fight 12
The vacant Commonwealth and WBO International Super Middleweight championship
12 x 3 mins
Lerrone Richards W pts Tommy Langford
118-110 116-113 118-111

The first round was a real slow burner as Richards – sporting shorts the colour of a bumble bee – and Langford circled each other with the odd jab extended to keep each other occupied. Langford was showing the more purpose as the second unfolded, but was always wary with Richards being such an accomplished counter puncher.

Richards, starting to show his fast hands, was content to operate on the back foot and the bolder Langford got, the more success he was enjoying. The New Malden man was dictating the momentum with the flicking of his jab, with Langford only able to disrupt his rhythm by roughing the stylist onto the ropes.

A swift combination rocked Langford temporarily in the fifth and Richards did show some devilment by going downstairs with two hurtful blows in the sixth. The desire to make a fight of it, however, was coming from Langford but the jab and movement of Richards was, more often than not, keeping him at bay with scoring punches few and far between.

The Devonian increased activity to the body in the eighth round and attempted to rattle the composure of the elegant Richards, who never looked likely to get drawn into a shootout. The ninth was a nip and tuck three minutes with both enjoying sporadic success, but which will find favour with the three judges?

Richards finally met fire with fire in the tenth and unleashed a succession of shots that landed on the button, including a head-rocking uppercut, which Langford occasionally looked vulnerable to.

A Langford right hook that landed flush was responded to with some shuffling showboating from Richards, who was showing no signs of physical decline in the championship rounds. He appeared to be saving his best for last and employed an aggression that was missing in the earlier rounds.

It was Langford’s turn to go on the retreat towards the end of the 11th and it was Richards in authority throughout the 12th.

[Ruthless-RKO]

Fight 13
The WBO European super flyweight championship
10 x 3 mins
Sunny Edwards W Rsc 23secs R8 Pedro Matos

The champion started in a mesmerising fashion, stalking his Portuguese opponents and hitting the mark with an array of snappy shots that left Matos looking bewildered. His nimble footwork wouldn’t look out of place on Strictly and Edwards has clearly got the makings of a gifted performer destined for big things in the ranks of the little men.

Edwards tagged his man with both left and right hooks in the opening knockings of the third round, sparking Matos to respond in kind, only landing on arms, gloves or thin air. Despite being put down for the first time in his last fight, Edwards was happy to get up close and his domination was unrelenting as the halfway point approached.

Matos appeared to be cut around the left eye in the fifth and his face was further bloodied as he refused to take backward steps and was continually forced to taste leather. The sixth played out in much the same fashion, but with Edwards taking to the ropes at one point to lull his opponent in a little closer.

Edwards whipped in devilish hooks from both sides and then ended round seven with a chopping left hook to the jaw of Matos that, had the bell not sounded, you suspect he would have been in big bother.

The pressure was upped by Edwards at the beginning of the eighth and referee Phil Edwards had seen enough.

[Ruthless-RKO]

Sunny vs. Charlie. Who wins?

[skanksta]

Edwards vs Matos was ok, tbf.
Matos gave his all and Sunny Edwards is surely a European champion of the future.