Josh Kelly vs Lucas Bastida – Results & Post-Fight Report

On the prime of a Wasserman promoted invoice on the Vertu Motors Enviornment in Newcastle, Josh Kelly claimed the vacant WBO Worldwide tremendous welterweight title with a routine factors win over Lucas Brian Ariel Bastida.

Kelly was persevering with his rebuild after last year’s devastating defeat to David Avanesyan, and he stopped Peter Kramer in 4 rounds final trip in June. Bastida got here in as South American champion at middleweight, and was thought-about as a harmful proposition for ‘PBK’.

It was a fairly quiet opening couple of rounds, with Kelly (12-1-1, KO7) on prime in the principle, and his motion out and in of hassle was irritating the customer. Bastida (18-2-1, KO10) began to creep into vary within the fourth, but it surely was a tactical and scrappy affair, with the motion solely coming in bursts. Bastida was merely unable to get into any form of rhythm, and was largely having to stroll Kelly down, and the Sunderland man turned up the warmth in spherical seven, beating Bastida to the punch with regularity. Kelly was minimize from a conflict of heads within the eighth, however went by the motions till the ultimate bell as he banked ten rounds and appeared set for a large win on the playing cards.

The judges had Kelly a winner by 99-92, 98-92 and a means too shut 96-95.

Kelly is remitted for a shot on the British title, and a conflict with the champion, Troy Williamson, is an thrilling chance by the top of the yr.

Harlem Eubank (15-0, KO6) was concerned in a tough battle with Eliot Chavez (11-5-1, KO6), ultimately taking a ninth spherical disqualification win at tremendous light-weight. Eubank was troubled in spherical seven, when the customer landed with blows after the referee referred to as a break, and Eubank was closely decked by a mix. Eubank wanted loads of time to get well after the infraction, and carried on, however two rounds later, the Mexican repeated the trick, and the referee disqualified him.15-0, KO7)

2020 Olympian Pat McCormack (2-0, KO2) wasted little time, knocking out Dimitri Tremel (8-2, KO4) in a spherical at tremendous welterweight.

Lisa Whiteside (4-0, KO1) dropped Jasmina Nad (11-25-5, KO4) within the first twenty seconds of their tremendous bantamweight contest, however ultimately needed to accept a 60-53 win after six rounds.

Steve Robinson (5-1, KO3) returned to successful methods, banking a 39-37 win over Phil Williams (4-37, KO1) at heavyweight, and on the identical weight, Hosea Stewart (2-0-1, KO0) and Franklin Ignatius (4-0-1, KO1) couldn’t be separated in a 38-38 draw.

Ben Marksby (5-0, KO0) took a six spherical verdict on the referee’s card at welterweight in opposition to Rustem Fatkhullin (8-39, KO3), and Kai Richmond (2-0, KO1) halted Taka Bembere (1-26, KO1) within the third spherical of their tremendous featherweight attraction.