Cori Gibbs Wins Boxxer Series Tournament In Liverpool

 Cori Gibbs wins Boxxer tournament in Liverpool

Cori Gibbs wins three fights in one night to grab the prize fund and win the Boxxer series tournament.

Tournament favourite Gibbs, entered the competition as favourite and went on to prove the bookmakers right as he beat Sean Dodd, Lee Appleyard and Tom Farrell on the way to victory.

“I was confident going into it but it’s a different feeling to win it. I pulled it off and I’m just happy,” said Gibbs after his tournament win.

In his opening bout of the night he faced fan favourite Sean Dodd in a tactical affair, unlike the first three fights that were fast paced thrillers, the pair were reluctant to let loose and instead picked their shots. Gibbs out boxed Dodd at the start of the contest but Dodd came firing back in the latter stages but ultimately it was Gibbs who got the decision.

In the Semi Final, Lee Appleyard stepped in the opposition corner after he defeated Levi Kinsoa in the quarter finals. It was a brilliant displayed by Gibbs who avoided much of Appleyard's heavy shots and boxed to a comfortable points decision.

In the final it was hometown favourite Tom Farrell vs unbeaten Cori Gibbs to contest for the prize money and round up a brilliant tournament. Gibbs had the best of the opening encounters but Farrell came back strong, Farrell face was masked with blood from his earlier battles in the evening. Both men were worthy winners on the night but it was Birmingham's Cori Gibbs who was crowned victorious.

Earlier in the evening, Lee Appleyard battled Levi Kinsoa in what was for many the fight of the night. The pair set a high pace for the fight and left in all in the ring and showed why these tournaments are so exciting.

On his way to the final Tom Farrell defeated Ben Fields in his opening bout of the night, on paper Fields didn't stand much of a chance to win the tournament but put on a great display and only lost on a Split decision. In the semi final Farrell beat Kane Gardner and also scored a late knockdown in the final 20 seconds to secure victory and move in to the final where he eventually lost.

Levi Kinsoa and Sean Dodd both lost their quarter final match ups but put in very competitive performances and on another both could've progressed further.

BOXXER Series Liverpool - Super-Lightweight Tournament: Results

Final

Cori Gibbs def. Tom Farrell, Split-Decision, R3 3:00 (29-28, 28-29, 30-27)

Semi-Finals

Tom Farrell def. Kane Gardner, Unanimous Decision R3 3:00 (29-27, 29-27, 28-28)

Cori Gibbs def. Lee Appleyard, Unanimous Decision, R3 3:00 (29-28, 28-29, 30-27)

Quarter-Finals

Cori Gibbs def. Sean Dodd, Split-Decision, R3 3:00 (29-28, 28-29, 30-27)

Tom Farrell def. Ben Fields, Split-Decision, R3 3:00 (29-28, 30-27, 28-29)

Lee Appleyard def. Levi Kinsiona, Split-Decision, R3 3:00 (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)

Kane Gardner def. Nathan Bennett, Unanimous Decision, R3 3:00 (29-28, 29-28, 30-27) 

Photo Credit, Lawrence Lustig