On Friday, January 31, on the Indigo at The O2, Greenwich, Matchroom Boxing hosted their newest NxtGEN struggle card, headlined by George Liddard vs. Derrick Osaze, with Junaid Bostan (10-0-1, 8 KOs) vs. Bilal Fawaz (9-1-1, 3 KOs) within the co-main occasion slot. Large Struggle Weekend are rating each winner from the evening.
Matchroom Boxing: Rating Each Winner from the NxtGEN Struggle Card
Matchroom Boxing Predominant Occasion: 1. George Liddard vs. Derrick Osaze
George Liddard (11-0, 6 KOs) confronted “The Punching Preacher,” Derrick Osaze (13-3, 3 KOs) in the primary occasion. Regardless of it not being a traditional, Liddard landed the extra eye-catching pictures, and it was the hardest take a look at of his profession, which he got here by way of, with the judges awarding him the unanimous choice win (97-93 and 96-94 x2). Liddard deserves to be ranked first and win the Commonwealth silver middleweight title
2. Giorgio Visioli vs. Francisco Javier Lucero
Tremendous featherweight prospect Giorgio Visioli (6-0, 5 KOs) impressed on the Matchroom Boxing NxtGen undercard with a dominant stoppage win over Francisco Javier Lucero (16-7-4, 12 KOs). His slick motion and sharp counter-punching stole the plaudits from all contained in the indigo. 2025 seems set to be an enormous yr for this proficient prospect.
3. Jimmy Sains vs. Pierre Rosadini
Large punching Jimmy Sains (9-0, 9 KOs) confirmed his poise and energy as he broke down the sturdy Frenchman Pierre Rosadini (6-7-3, 0 KOs) with referee Kieran McCann deeming Rosadini in no place to proceed.
4. Taylor Bevan vs. Szymon Kajda
Taylor Bevan (2-0, 2 KO) impressed the vocal Southampton followers contained in the Indigo with a formidable second spherical stoppage win over Szymon Kajda (1-1-1, 1 KO). He picks his punches effectively and throws with loads of spite. The 2022 Commonwealth Video games silver medallist seems set to make an enormous splash within the skilled ranks.
5. Maisey Rose Courtney vs. Jasmina Nad
Maisey Rose Courtney (8-1, 0 KOs) misplaced her unbeaten file final yr in opposition to Jasmina Zapotoczna however kicked off the evening with a dominant efficiency in opposition to Jasmina Nad (11-34-5, 4 KOs), securing her second consecutive win (60-54) since that sole skilled defeat.
6. Junaid Bostan vs. Bilal Fawaz
Junaid Bostan (10-0-1, 8 KOs) and Bilal Fawaz (9-1-1, 3 KOs) fought to a scrappy but entertaining draw (97-93 Fawaz, 96-94 for Bostan and 95-95). Bostan appeared in management but underwhelming early on earlier than Fawaz landed with way more regularity within the second half of the struggle. It was a disappointing but entertaining contest. The one struggle for each seems to be the rematch and from the heated post-fight interview, plainly it will likely be an instantaneous rematch.
7. Leli Buttigieg vs. James Todd
19-year-old Leli Buttigieg (7-0, 1 KO) needed to robust it out to defeat James Todd (4-5-2, 0 KOs). Todd is a tricky fighter who doesn’t cease coming ahead, however the cleaner work got here from Buttigieg, and he deserved the 58-56 choice. It was a struggle that had loads of endeavour, however was missing in high quality.
8. Jesse Brandon vs. Jonatas Rodrigo Gomes de Oliveira
Jesse Brandon (5-0, 1 KO) defeated Rodrigo Gomes de Oliveira (6-19, 5 KOs) within the before-the-ball tremendous light-weight bout. It wasn’t a nasty struggle by any means, however nothing actually occurred. Brandon boxed safely and neatly, deserving the 60-54 victory.
Total, it was an entertaining evening of motion from Matchroom Boxing, with Liddard profitable his first title and Giorgio Visioli shining as soon as once more.
