Manchester Arena, Manchester - David Allen, who will fight on the undercard of Kell Brook’s WBA welterweight title eliminator against Michael Zerafa at the FlyDSA Arena in Sheffield, took out Ariel  at the end of the seventh round.  (photos by Simon Stacpoole)

Ricky Burns stopped Scotty Cardle in great fashion and proved he still has plenty more in the tank. The pair clashed in a late-notice lightweight dust-up at Manchester Arena, with the Scot getting the better of his former sparring partner in a statement-maker.

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Ukrainian Oleksandr Usyk once again showed his power in the ring by knocking out Briton Tony Bellew in the second round of the World Boxing Association (WBA) super championship via knockout in the eighth round.

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The Usyk-Bellew fight was one of the most important evenings in the existence of Matchroom Boxing via the promoter Eddie Hearn, which counted on the support of 21 thousand fans who attended the evening at Manchester Arena in the United Kingdom.

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Anthony Crolla looks set to fight for his old WBA lightweight title against the pound-for-pound king Vasyl Lomachenko after winning on points over Indonesia’s Daud Yordan in a final eliminator. The scores were 116-112, 116-112 and 116-112.

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Josh Kelly took less than a round to move to 8-0 in the paid code. The Sunderland welterweight, who has the WBA Inter-Continental and Commonwealth titles at the weight, dismantled Walter Fabian Castillo inside a round.

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