Ashley Lane Overwhelms Chris Bourke in Friday Night Action

Ashley Lane (18-10-2, 3 KOs) applied constant pressure on Chris Bourke (13-2, 8 KOs) en route to a sixth-round technical knockout win.

The bantamweight fight headlined a Queensberry Promotions event at York Hall in London, England. TNT Sports were broadcasting the action for viewers in the UK. The March 22 card also featured the ring return of young heavyweight Moses Itauma, the professional debut of Olympian Luke McCormack and more. With the win, Lane is now British and Commonwealth champion.

Ashley Lane Overwhelms Chris Bourke

Ashley Lane vs. Chris Bourke Recap

The opening round saw Lane coming forward. Bourke stayed on the back foot and moved around the ring to prevent his opponent from ever sitting down on his punches. Lane was cut above the right eye in the first round itself. Despite this, he maintained a high tempo till the end of the fight. Bourke was not as active as his opponent and struggled to keep Lane off while moving around the ring on the backfoot. This became more and more apparent as the rounds went on.

A right hand from Lane clearly stunned Bourke in round six, and the Northampton native continued throwing punches as he had been throughout the bout. Bourke got some respite when he was pushed to the canvas, but it did him little good. Lane kept the shots coming until referee Lee Every stepped in to stop the fight. The time of stoppage was 2:09 of round six.

𝑭𝑳𝑨𝑺𝑯 𝑳𝑨𝑵𝑬 💥

Ashley Lane stops Chris Bourke to become the NEW British Bantamweight champion 🥊 🏆#BourkeLane pic.twitter.com/HesxKkJKuw

— Boxing on TNT Sports (@boxingontnt) March 22, 2024

Post-Fight Interview

WHAT. A. STORY. 🙌

From being homeless to British Boxing Champion. Ashley Lane is an inspiration 🥹🥊🏆

🎤 @J_Dyer_Official#BourkeLane pic.twitter.com/V9hwwTcOmk

— Boxing on TNT Sports (@boxingontnt) March 22, 2024

Chris Bourke vs. Ashley Lane Undercard Results

Moses Itauma extends winning streak

Moses Itauma (8-0, 6 KOs) won via technical knockout in the opening round against Dan Garber (6-3, 2 KOs) in an eight-round heavyweight clash. Referee Mark Bates stopped the fight after Garber took significant punishment at 2:22.

Willy Hutchinson (17-1, 13 KOs) got a technical knockout win over Martin Houben (17-3, 10 KOs) in a 10-round light heavyweight clash. Houben went down once in the second but got right back up. A barrage of punches from Hutchinson caused referee Kieran McCann to step in and stop the fight. The time of stoppage was 2:32 of round two.

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Royston Barney-Smith (9-0, 5 KOs) won via knockout against Jose Manuel Perez (11-12-1, 8 KOs). A barrage of left hands sent Perez down in round four, and he failed to beat the count of referee Every. The time of stoppage for this eight-round super featherweight bout was 1:20.

In welterweight action, Sean Noakes (7-0, 4 KOs) defeated Marian Wesolowski (4-13-1, 4 KOs) via technical knockout. A barrage of punches from Noakes caused referee Bates to wave off the six-round clash. The time of stoppage was 0:55 of round three.

Luke McCormack Makes Successful Professional Debut

Tokyo Olympian Luke McCormack (1-0, 1 KO) got a stoppage win over Robin Zamora (21-27, 10 KOs, 1 NC) in the second round. Zamora went down from a right hand to the body and failed to beat the count of referee Every. The time of stoppage for this six-round 145 lb bout was 0:15.

Sonny Ali (8-0, 1 KO) won via technical stoppage in the second round against Petar Aleksandrov (4-35-1, 2 KOs). Aleksandrov went down once in the second and got up. However, referee Bates deemed him in no position to continue. The time of stoppage for this six-round super welterweight fight was 0:20.

Iman Zahmatkesh (1-0, 1 KO) won his four-round cruiserweight bout against Pawel Strykowski (3-26-1, 0 KOs) via knockout. Zahmatkesh sent his opponent to the canvas in the opening round and Strykowski failed to beat the count. The time of stoppage was 1:43.