Simpson Retains British and Commonwealth Middleweight Championships By Stopping Woodall In 2
Undefeated British and Commonwealth Middleweight champion Callum Simpson scored a second round stoppage of Steed Woodall to retain his championships on Saturday night at the Park Community Arena in Sheffield, England. After an uneventful first round, Simpson dropped Woodall with a double left hook, right uppercut combination to the head in the second round. Woodall got up on unsteady legs and was put on the ropes after getting up at the count of nine only for Referee Mark Bates to seemingly step in at a questionable moment and stop the fight. Official time of the stoppage was 1:56 of round two. Callum Simpson advances to 16-0, with 11 Knockouts. Steed Woodall falls to 19-3-1, with 12 Also on this card: WBC Women’s World Lightweight champion Caroline Dubois retained her world title via a three-round technical draw with two-time world title challenger Jessica Carmara. Dubois was in control from the opening bell and dropped Carmara with a one, two combination to the head in the open...