David Avanesyan v Josh Kelly fight night review

A fight 3 years in the making did not disappoint with Avanesyan stopping Josh Kelly in the 6th round

In the main event of the evening, A fight 3 years in the making, European Champion David Avanesyan came up against Rio 2016 Olympian Josh Kelly.

'PBK' Josh Kelly looked a very much improved fighter, in the opening round using his fast hands and his boxing ability to duck and weave his way round the Russian with him picking his punches well.

David started to work the body well looking to the sting and speed out of Kelly's punches which would work well.

Kelly suffered a big cut on the back of his head and around his eye and started to slow down.

Avanesyan scored a big knock down in the sixth round, Kelly managed to beat the count but Avanesyan pounced on Josh keep the pressure on him and as a result Adam Booth threw the towel in for Kelly. 

Avanesyan retains his European title and now will be looking to put himself back up at world level.

A defeat for Kelly in just his 12th pro fight leaves him questioning where he goes next.

In the chief support Albanian Florian Marku stopped Rylan Charlton in an exciting fight with two unbeaten fighters

The two fighters had a lot to say in the build up with both Marku and Charlton confident of getting the win.

The opening round was fairly even with Charlton coming forward straight from the bell .As the fight went on Markus skill began to show with him finding openings with a wide range of shots.

Charlton got knocked down in the 4th and and looked unsteady on his feet with Marku coming forward looking to finish the fight but Charlton was saved by the bell.

Marku was taunting Charlton during the fight shouting 'Nothing' every time Rylan landed a shot but he soon stopped after a big left hook sent Marku to the canvas in the 6th round. However Marku continued to land and had a brave Charlton hurt in the 8th round with his corner throwing in the towel.

Marku moved to 8-0-1 with the win and went on to call out Conor Benn after the fight.

In another British v Mexican fight, Gabriel Valenzuela was victorious over Robbie Davies Jr.

Davies was knocked down in the third , boxing southpaw but looked really uncomfortable.

The holes in Davies Jr's defence looked obvious and was knocked down in the 3rd , boxing in the southpaw stance and looked really uncomfortable.

Davies Jr had more success as the fight went on but Valenzuela continued with his relentless pressure and tried to take the brit out in the final round.

A good performance by another relentless Mexican , Valenzuela managed to get a majority decision win over a experienced Davies Jr.

the scorecards read 95-95 94-94 95-96

Johnny Fishers much anticipated Heavyweight debut ended in a big KO in the first round over Matt Gordon.

With only a handful of amateur fights Fisher was looking to impress in front of a Tv audience.

Johnny made quick work of his opponent Matt Gordon with him scoring a knockdown in  the first with the ropes keeping Gordon up. Then fisher dropped Gordon again with a big right hand with the ref stopping the fight after Gordon looked unsteady on his feet.

Jordan 'The Thrill' Gill opened the show with an excellent performance over a tough Cesar Juarez

Juarez put the pressure in the whole fight constantly coming forward , but Gill boxed perfectly showcasing his skills against the Mexican winning on the scorecards, 98-92 , 98-93, 96-94.

"It was a very tough test" said Gill who now moves to 26-1 and will be hoping to get some bigger fights later this year.

It was a very professional performance by Gill who is improving with every fight and id like to see him fighting for world honours in the coming years.

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