By William Mackay: As was expected, undefeated welterweight contender Kell Brook (27-0, 18 KO’s) completely had his way with 30-year-old #9 WBA contender Matthew Hatton (42-6-2, 16 KO’s) on Saturday night, winning by a lopsided 12 round unanimous decision at the Motorpoint Arena, Sheffield, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. Brook, 25, knocked Hatton down in the 9th with a check left hook. The final judges’ scores were 118-109, 119-108 and 119-107.
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Amar vs. Purdy and Frampton vs. Ankrah on Brook-Hatton undercard on Saturday
By Scott Gilfoid: This Saturday’s card from the Motorpoint Arena, Sheffield, Yorkshire, UK, will be sporting a couple of nice little mismatches on the undercard of the Kell Brook vs. Matthew Hatton card. Adnan Amar (25-1, 7 KO’s) will be fighting 24-year-old former British welterweight champion Lee Purdy (16-3-1, 9 KO’s) in a 12 round bout for the vacant English welterweight title.
Brook-Hatton, Frampton, Proksa on March 17th
By Scott Gilfoid: The March 17th fight card headlined by unbeaten welterweight contender Kell Brook (26-0, 18 KO’s) vs. 30-year-old fringe contender Matthew Hatton (42-5-2, 16 KO’s) is going to be a nice little card from the looks of it.
Munroe ready to prove he’s not the 3rd best super bantamweight in the UK by whipping Quigg and Frampton
By Scott Gilfoid: Former European Boxing Union (EBU) super bantamweight champion Rendall Munroe (24-2, 10 KO’s) is ready to beat a couple of young upstarts Commonwealth super bantamweight champion Carl Frampton 12-0, 8 KO’s) and British super bantamweight champion Scott Quigg (24-0, 17 KO’s) to prove who the best fighter really is at super bantamweight in the UK.
Quigg needs a lot more work before facing Frampton and Munroe
By Scott Gilfoid: Last weekend’s fight between British super bantamweight champion Scott Quigg (24-0, 17 KO’s) and Jamie Arthur showed pretty clearly that the 23-year-old Quigg isn’t ready for the likes of Carl Frampton and Rendall Munroe.
Pavlik thinks he can KO Froch; Frampton could fight on Martinez-Macklin undercard on 3/17
By Scott Gilfroid: If former WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch is looking for a good opponent for his next fight in May then he needs to consider facing former WBC/WBO middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik (37-2, 32 KO’s), who currently doesn’t have any fights scheduled.
Frampton could have problems against Hughes
By Scott Gilfoid: I’ve taken a good look at what Commonwealth super bantamweight champion Carl “The Jackal” Frampton (11-0, 7 KO’s) is up against tonight in dealing with the lurch-like 5’11” Kris Hughes (15-1, 1 KO’s) and I think there’s a good possibility we may see an upset here with Hughes taking home the Commonwealth strap at the end of the night at the York Hall in Bethnal Green, London, UK.