George Liddard vs Tyler Denny live results update

On March 21, at the Copper Box Arena in London, George Liddard vs Tyler Denny headlines a Matchroom Boxing fight card, live on DAZN. Liddard’s British and Commonwealth middleweight titles will be on the line.

Liddard produced a career-best performance last time out, stopping Kieron Conway in the tenth round to win his British and Commonwealth middleweight belts. Denny has won his last two fights, defeating Elvis Ahorgah and Grant Dennis. These victories followed a second-round TKO loss to Hamzah Sheeraz.

We’ll bring you all the results from the Liddard vs Denny main fight card. The first fight will begin at approximately 19:10 GMT/15:10 ET.

All results from George Liddard vs Tyler Denny on March 21

Giorgio Visioli vs Levi Giles

Next up was Giorgio Visioli (11-0, 6 KOs), defending his English lightweight title against Levi Giles (17-3-1, 4 KOs).

It was a fairly bright start from Visioli, who picked his punches well and showcased slick footwork. Giles continued to come forward and apply pressure, but Visioli looked comfortable, working smartly off his jab, and mixing his punches well.

Visioli began to go through the gears and landed a cuffing right hand in the fifth round, knocking Giles down. The hand speed and variation from Visioli ensured he dominated in every department. There was no let-up from Visioli as he continued to land heavy body shots, clearly hurting Giles.

The domination continued with Visioli controlling the tempo and distance, with his jab and slick footwork. It went to the judge’s scorecards, and it reflected the one-sided nature of the bout, with one judge scoring it 100-89, while the other two scored it 99-90. An impressive showing from Giorgio Visioli, who retained his English lightweight title by unanimous decision.

Jimmy Sains vs Derrick Osaze

It was the middleweight division up again, with Jimmy Sains (12-0, 10 KOs) vs Derrick Osaze (13-4, 3 KOs) for the English middleweight and commonwealth silver title.

It was a fascinating opening round, with Sains utilising his jab impressively, while Osaze looked busy in the opening three minutes. “DelBoy” worked smartly in the second round, mixing his punches impressively and staying busy.

Osaze looked to be in a rhythm during the third, before Sains landed a big right hand to rock his opponent right on the bell. “DelBoy” continued to work well in the fourth, landing a smart right hand that caught the eye. At the halfway point of the fight, Osaze continued to land plenty of success with the right hand, with the heavier punches undoubtedly coming from Sains.

Sains enjoyed strong rounds in the seventh and eighth, putting his shots together and moving well. The back-and-forth action continued in the later rounds, with Sains landing the more telling punches. It went to the scorecards, which read 95-95, while the other scorecards read 97-93, and 96-94, ensuring Sains retained his titles.

Leli Buttigieg vs Jake Goodwin

In the first fight of the night, it was Leli Buttigieg (12-0, 4 KOs) vs Jake Goodwin (8-3-1, 1 KO) in a final eliminator for the English middleweight title.

It was a bright opening round, with both fighters having success. Goodwin had some success from his southpaw stance. Both continued to trade in the second round and had success, with Buttigieg landing the cleaner punches.

Goodwin continued to walk forward and pressure Buttigieg, who still had plenty of success, but the intensity from Goodwin pulled the 21-year-old into a firefight. In the sixth round, Buttigieg was deducted a point for his gumshield consistently coming out. At the midway point, it felt like the cleaner punches were coming from Buttigieg, but Goodwin appeared to be outworking his opponent. 

In the seventh round, after more gumshield infractions, Buttigieg was again deducted a point. After the deduction, Leli had great success and rocked Goodwin on more than one occasion. Another back-and-forth round came in the eighth, with both having their moments, but the cleaner work appeared to be coming from Buttigieg.

In the ninth round, with it feeling close on the scorecards, Buttigieg landed a huge left hook, following up with two more heavy punches to score a dramatic TKO victory for the Newham resident. What a win, and what a fight to kick off the main card!