School teacher stole the show against former world title challenger on Wardley-Dubois undercard

However, before the two giants battled it out, there was an action packed undercard which included a school teacher Zak Chelli defying the odds, and beat former world title challenger David Morrell with a last gasp knockout. 

DAZN News' Matt Astbury was ringside and witnessed every second of the Wardley-Dubois undercard.

Rafferty's welterweight debut goes perfectly against Essuman

Queensberry, Leigh Dawney

Jack Rafferty’s welterweight debut was a rousing success after Ekow Essuman withdrew from their 10-round bout at the end of the sixth.

It was a cagey start, but Rafferty set the tone with a left hand in the closing stages.

Rafferty quickly gained confidence, a straight right in the second led to an exchange on the ropes and led to an exchange on the ropes. This was the only time Essuman had any success.

The left hand from Rafferty continued to cause issues and, in the end, it proved too much for ‘The Engine’ whose team pulled him out of the fight at the end of round six.

Rafferty now moves to 27-0-1, and an exciting journey awaits at 147lbs.

Rea returns to winning ways with fourth round Cameron stoppage

Brad Rea bounced back from a disappointing loss to Lyndon Arthur last year with a demolition of Liam Cameron in front of his passionate fans.

Rea looked strong at the end of the first with two successive left-right combinations, and from that point he was in control.

There were signs of damage inflicted on Cameron in the third, his face was marked up and Rea made his punches count in the fourth.

First, he floored Cameron with a left hook, who managed to meet the referee’s count, but it was one-way traffic.

Rea sniffed blood and emptied the tank, and shortly after, put Cameron out his misery with a left uppercut.

Chelli produces moment of magic against Morrell

Zak Chelli produced a moment of magic against former world title challenger David Morrell with a last gasp knockout win against the Cuban.

Morrell looked to seize the initiative early in the southpaw stance, throwing his jab before targeting Chelli’s body.

The Cuban’s punches had real spite behind them, but Chelli was not affected.

In the third Morrell managed to pin Chelli into the corner, his shots missing by mere inches, but this spurred the Brit on who enjoyed a strong fourth session.

In round five Chelli fired a straight right before Morrell continued his body assault with digging left hands.

The seventh saw Chelli enjoy some ore success, clipping Morrell with a left before bringing his opponent in close and throwing short right hooks to the body.

The contest turned on its head in round nine. Chelli buzzed Morrell, and unloaded many combinations, luckily for Morrell the bell saved him.

The tenth and final round saw Chelli produce a moment of magic. A left-right combination stopped Morrell with 35 seconds remaining with the Cuban out on his feet.

Chelli joked that he did what Benavidez couldn’t do in the aftermath, but it’s performances like this that can change a fighter’s life, and for Chelli, he has hit the big time.

Majid suffers first pro defeat to Gwynne in a 10-round grind

Queensberry, Leigh Dawney

Gavin Gwynne has inflicted the first loss of Khalil Majid’s career with a majority decision win.

Gwynne was fast out of the blocks, in the opening session, landing shots to the head and body. Majid did improve, but Gwynne was still dominant until the fifth round where momentum appeared to swing.

Majid managed to stifle Gwynne, forcing the bout into close quarters and not allowing him to throw the eye-catching punches.

Despite showing signs of tiredness, Gwynne kept on going and managed to throw short, sharp blows in the small windows of opportunity which presented themselves in the later rounds of this 10-round affair.

Majid had proven many wrong ringside with his durability, but it wasn’t enough, with two judges scoring the bout 96-94 in Gwynne’s favour, whilst the third judge scored it a 95-95 draw.

Jalolov beats Smakici with underwhelming display

Queensberry, Leigh Dawney

Bakhodir Jalolov opened the main card with a win against Argon Smakici who quit on his stool at the end of the seventh. 

It was an underwhelming performance from the Uzbek who failed to deal with his opponent in quick fashion. 

Smakici's determination has to be praised, he kept coming forward and made things awkward. He even managed to land a few notable shots of his own. 

However, an eye issue, which was checked by the ringside doctor, saw Smakici quit on his stoool at the end of the seventh session despite it being his best performance. 

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