Tyler Denny Remains European Champion With Technical Decision Win Over Felix Cash

Tyler Denny (19-2-3, 1 KO) held on to his European middleweight title with a technical decision win over Felix Cash (16-1, 10 KOs) on Saturday.

The bout was stopped at 0:35 of round five due to a cut on the right eye of Cash that was caused by an accidental headbutt. Since the cause was an accident, the fight was scored based on the action that had already taken place, including what had transpired so far in round five. Scores were 49-47 (x2) and 49-46 for Denny.

The fight headlined a Matchroom Boxing card at the Resorts World Arena in Birmingham, England. Fight fans around the world could catch the action live on DAZN. With the win, Denny successfully defended his title for the first time, having won the belt in November last year against Matteo Signani.

Tyler Denny Remains European Titlist With Win Over Felix Cash

Fight Recap

While the early rounds were messy, plenty of punches were still being thrown by both men. In between shots, both Denny and Cash would resort to holding and clash heads, a portent of things to come. On a couple of occasions, the referee stepped in to issue warnings, but deducted no points. Despite that, both men still let their hands fly at each other, landing hooks to the head and body. A cut became visible on the right eye of Cash early on.

In round five, the cut had worsened (in the eyes of the referee) to the point of stopping the clash. As a result, the contest went to the scorecards, where Denny wound up winning the fight via decision.

Undercard

Lewis Crocker (20-0, 11 KOs) won a unanimous decision against Conah Walker (13-3-1, 5 KOs) in a 10-round welterweight fight. Scores for the contest were 96-93 (x2) and 95-94. Walker lost one point in round nine for repeated low blows.

Cameron Vuong (5-0, 3 KOs) won a unanimous decision against Jeff Ofori (13-8-2, 4 KOs) in a 10-round super lightweight clash. Scores for the bout were 99-91 and 98-92 (x2).

Emma Dolan (7-0, 1 KO) won a split decision against Shannon Ryan (7-1, 0 KOs) in a 10-round super flyweight contest. While one judge had it 95-94 for Ryan, the other two saw it 96-93 and 96-94 for Dolan. Ryan went to the canvas once in round two. With the win, Dolan remains the Commonwealth titlist and is now the first women to become the British super flyweight champion.

On the portion of the undercard that aired exclusively on DAZN, Hamza Uddin (2-0, 1 KOs) won on points against Giulio Commerso (4-2, 0 KOs). Referee Kevin Parker scored the six-round bantamweight fight 60-53. Commerso lost one point in round four for repeated holding.

Before the Bell

On a portion of the undercard that was available on YouTube, Ibraheem Sulaimaan (4-0, 3 KOs) won via second-round technical knockout against Jesus Gonzalez (3-2, 0 KOs). The time of stoppage for this six-round lightweight bout was 1:50. Sulaimaan sent his opponent to the canvas in rounds one and two. Following the second knockdown, Gonzalez got up but was wincing, causing referee Parker to wave things off.

In super bantamweight action, Muhammad Mustafa Ali (4-0-1, 1 KO) and Kelvin Madjid (2-1-1, 0 KOs) fought to a draw. Referee Chris Dean scored the six-rounder 57-57.

Emanuel Odiase (4-0, 3 KOs) won via fourth-round knockout against Kevin Masirika (2-2, 1 KO). The time of stoppage for this four-round heavyweight bout was 0:45. A left hook sent Masirika to the canvas and he failed to beat referee Dean’s count.