Moses Itauma vs Jermaine Franklin live results update
On March 28, at the Co-op Live Arena in Manchester, Moses Itauma vs Jermaine Franklin headlines a Queensberry Promotions fight card, live on DAZN. The main event will be a 10-round heavyweight contest.
Itauma has dominated every opponent he’s faced, including his one-round destruction of Dillian Whyte in his last fight. Franklin recorded his best win on paper last time out, defeating Ivan Dychko by unanimous decision.
We’ll bring you all the results from the Itauma vs Franklin main fight card. The first fight will begin at approximately 17:10 GMT/13:10 ET.
All results from Moses Itauma vs Jermaine Franklin on March 28
Josh Holmes vs Alex Murphy
Next up on the Moses Itauma vs Jermaine Franklin undercard was Josh Holmes (18-0, 7 KOs) vs Alex Murphy (14-3, 0 KOs) for the vacant Commonwealth silver lightweight title.
It was a fairly quiet start to the first round before Murphy caught Holmes and had him on unsteady legs, but Holmes quickly recovered and landed a big right hand of his own. He quickly followed up with a huge left that floored Murphy, who did well to just beat the count.
Holmes quickly smelled blood and landed another big right hand to knock Murphy down, who was unable to beat the count, crowning Holmes the new Commonwealth silver lightweight champion.
Michael Gomez Jr vs Jordan Flynn
In the opening fight of the night, it was Michael Gomez Jr (22-2, 7 KOs) vs Jordan Flynn (13-2-1, 2 KOs) in the lightweight division.
It was a bright opening round from Gomez, who applied the pressure and landed some eye-catching body shots. Flynn got his work off much more effectively in the second round, but had to work hard for what he did get, while Gomez kept coming forward, applying pressure.
The third round saw Gomez continue to apply the pressure, and he soon caught Flynn with a big uppercut, which had Flynn in all sorts of trouble. The 29-year-old showed great heart and tried to fire back, but more heavy punches followed, leading the referee to step in and wave the fight off, awarding Gomez Jr the third-round TKO victory.
