(A Sunday recap of Liam Dillon’s Saturday night time victory from our colleague in England, David Payne of boxingwriter.co.uk)
In a rugged, gritty contest Liam Dillon received the vacant British Tremendous-Featherweight title by Majority Choice in opposition to Qais Ashfaq on the Josh Kelly undercard in entrance of a boisterous crowd in Newcastle, England.
A title wealthy in historical past and at all times hotly contested, the chase for the Lonsdale belt delivered as soon as once more with a pure model conflict between southpaw boxer Ashfaq, who falls to 12-2, and the marauding offence of Liam Dillon, 13-0-1.
Each males had profitable phases in rounds and at completely different phases of the battle. Dillon scored two knockdowns, within the 4th and ninth, to safe the win, although neither have been heavy and one, contentious; Ashfaq appeared to stumble ahead however was being hit with modest physique pictures as he landing, they proved very important to the win.
A nasty lower for Dillon over his left eye within the center rounds may’ve proved problematic however regardless of the following swelling it didn’t impede his fixed offence. It’s a model requiring a stable chin, a top quality Ashfaq examined with some high quality counters however may by no means comply with up on the breakthroughs he claimed.
Dillon returned the favour with a conflict of heads resulting in a lower above the 30-year-olds left eye too, it proceed to seep because the rounds ticked by. Dillon at all times appeared the extra rugged, sturdy and assured in his potential however because the championship rounds started Ashfaq discovered impetus.
General, Dillon appeared the winner, maybe 2-3 rounds with the extra advantage of the knockdowns inside that tally. A Cut up Choice ensued, 115-112, 112-115 and a Terry O’Connor particular at 117-110 offered the likeable Londoner with deserved and enertaining victory, and the prized British title.
Requested who he needed to battle first, Dillon hoped to fulfil his mandaory shot for the Commonwealth title however assured the interviewer for DAZN that he didn’t thoughts who his subsequent opponent was; “I do scaffolding for a residing, some are shit jobs, some are good jobs, so I don’t actually care who I battle subsequent!”