Town Hall, Walsall, West Midlands - In an IBF final lightweight title eliminator, Martin Gethin (24-4-1, 11KOs) did his best but he was overpowered and stopped by Ammeth Diaz (32-11, 23KOs) in the seventh round. Diaz is now guaranteed a mandatory shot at the champion Miguel Vazquez of Mexico. It was a give and take fight for the first five rounds, but then Diaz changed everything when a hard combination sent Gethin down in the sixth. During the seventh round action, Diaz dropped Gethin again with a hard right hand counter. Gethin fought back hard, but went down for a third time from a shot to the body, and this time he stayed down for the full count.
In a fight for the WBO International cruiserweight title, Neil Dawson (12-2, 5KOs) blasted out previously undefeated Chris Keane (10-1, 5KOs) in two rounds. Dawson was buzzed in the early part of the second round, but then caught Keane with a huge left hook on the temple. Dawson let his hands go against the ropes and nearly put Keane through the ropes. Keane barely made it up on unsteady legs and the referee waved off the fight.
Welterweight prospect Ronnie Heffron (12-1, 5 KOs) won six round decision over Kieron Gray (5-15-1, 1 KOs). The sole score was 60-54.
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