Filip Hrgovic (18-1, 14 KOs) pulled out a close 10-round unanimous decision with a late comeback in the championship rounds to defeat Joe Joyce (16-14, 15 KOs) on Saturday night at the Co-Op Live Arena in Manchester, England.
The scores were 97-93, 96-95, and 98-92. Hrgovic was cut over his left eye in the first and marked up around his right eye in the ninth.
Joyce made it competitive with his nonstop pressure but couldn’t land the right punches to take advantage of Hrgovic being exhausted throughout the fight. He was there to be stopped, but the Judggernaut was too slow and inaccurate to take advantage of the situation.
Hrgovic was warned on three separate occasions for throwing rabbit punches and he should have been penalized because he was using those shots as a formidable weapon in the first half of the contest.
The live results of tonight’s event will be shown below
Who Won Tonight?
Heavyweight David David Adeleye scored a highly questionable sixth-round knockout win over Jeamie Tshikeva to win the vacant British title. Adeleye dropped Tshikeva twice in the sixth round.
The controversy involves the referee shouting “break” and grabbing Jeamie’s left arm, at which point Adeleye took advantage of the situation by cold-cocking his defenseless oppoinet to drop him hard. When Tshikeva got back to his feet, he was out on his feet, and defenseless when the action was allowed to resume. The referee blew it and this should NOT have been a knockout.
Jack Rafferty stops Cory O’Regan in the 5th round via TKO. Cracking right hand from Rafferty snapped O’Regan’s head back, blood pouring from his nose. Rafferty’s body shots started breaking him down—O’Regan lost shape, but stayed in there, tough as nails. Short hooks kept landing on the inside, then a left downstairs took more out of him. You could see the wear piling up, bit by bit.
Rafferty stayed on him, mixed it up—right to the body, right up top—and then let his hands go. Corner saw enough, towel came in. Rafferty gets it done
Delicious Orie wins pro debut – Orie gets the job done in his first outing, shutting out Milos Veletic across four rounds. Straightforward 40-36. He kept it simple—mostly 1-2s on repeat. It worked, but by round two, Veletic was already adjusting, slipping the right and stepping back. Orie didn’t really switch it up.
The power wasn’t overwhelming, and the variety wasn’t there yet—but it’s early days. Big frame, good engine, and clearly composed under the lights. You’ve got to wonder though… once he’s in with someone who won’t just cover up and survive, how will he adapt? One to keep an eye on, for sure.
Khaleel Majid edges Murphy in a fast-paced war – Majid takes a razor-thin unanimous decision (97-94, 96-94, 96-95) over Alex Murphy after ten rounds of relentless, high-tempo action. This wasn’t a slow burn—it was a full-on scrap from the opening bell. Both lads let their hands go, trading at a furious pace and refusing to give ground.
The tenth round was a stunner—Majid dug deep, ripped body shots and clean rights upstairs, and had Murphy backing up for the first time in the fight. Blood spilled, crowd roared, and neither man backed off. Majid’s sharper work down the stretch made the difference
Royston Barney-Smith cruised past Cesar Ignacio Paredes in their featherweight bout, taking a clean sweep on the cards with an 80-72 points win. Sharp, composed, and never gave Paredes a look-in.
Mark Chamberlain stayed sharp in the super lightweight division, cruising to a clean 80-72 points win over Miguel Angel Scaringi. Never looked troubled, just handled business across all eight rounds.
Nelson Birchall didn’t hang about in his welterweight fight — blasted through Rodrigo Matias Areco in the first, TKO. Straightforward, brutal, done in under three minutes.
In the light heavyweight bout, Ramtin Musah kept it tidy and controlled from bell to bell, outpointing Robbie Chapman 40-36 without much fuss.
Louis Szeto and Nabil Ahmed went back and forth in a close super bantamweight scrap, but Szeto edged it 38-37 on the cards — just nicked it in the end.
Alfie Middlemiss looked comfortable in his featherweight clash with Alexander Morales, controlling the tempo and taking a shutout 40-36 win on points.