IBF Inter-Continental cruiserweight champ and Olympic Bronze Medalist David ‘The Nice Guy’ Nyika stopped Tommy Karpency in three rounds.
In the main event, David ‘The Nice Guy’ Nyika (10-0, 9 KOs) stopped late substitute southpaw Tommy Kryptonite’ Karpency (31-9-1, 19 KOs) at 1:13 of the third round of a scheduled 12 rounds.
In the first round the taller Nyika controlled with his jab. In the second round Nyika drove Karpency to the ropes with a pair of rights on the chin. Karpency fought back well but Nyika had too much power for him punching down to the smaller man with vicious body shots to the liver.
In the third round, left to the ribs from Nyika and down went Karpency for an 8-count from Referee Danrex Tapassan.
At the halfway point, a right hook on the side of the head and down went Karpency to the canvas for another 8-count as his corner threw in the towel. Karpency moving from light heavyweight to heavyweight in the past three years was a mistake. Guts alone was not enough.
Heavyweight Uila ‘Wymondley Punch’ Mau’u (8-0, 7 KO’s) defeated Joe ‘Game Over’ Ageli (3-3, 2 KOs) over four rounds.
In the first round, it was all Mau’u, with Ageli landing the final punch, a right on the chin. In the second and third rounds, the taller Mau’u out-landed Ageli. In the fourth and final round, Ageli held his own but not enough to win the round.
Referee Andrew Bell. Scores 39-37, 39-37 and 39-38.
Light heavyweight Ricaia Warren (3-0, 2 KOs) knocked out Dylan ‘Heavy Hands’ Wright (3-10) in the first round of a scheduled four rounds.
In the first round, Warren landed two left uppercuts to the body and down went Wright for the count of Referee John Conway.
Heavyweight Alex Leapai, Jnr (3-0, 2 KOs), knocked out Manusiu Fe’ao (0-1) in a scheduled four rounds at 2:10 of the second round.
In the second round, Fe’ao was winning when Leapai landed a pair of rights, putting Fe’ao through the ropes for the count from referee Andrey Bell.
Heavyweight Liam Messam (7-0-1, 1 KO) ended in a majority draw with Jordan Simi (0-1-1) over four rounds.
Messam used a body attack to take the first round. From the second through the fourth, they fought on even terms.
The scores were 38-38, 38-38, and 39-37.
Light Heavyweight southpaw Genah Fabian (0-0-1) ended in a majority draw with Trish Faka (1-8-2) over four rounds.
The first two rounds were full of clinching. In the fourth round, Faka landed overhand rights against the taller Fabian to take the round.
The scores were 38-38, 38-38, and 36-40.
Heavyweight Hemi ‘The Heat’ Ahio (23-1, 17 KOs) won by split decision over Faiga ‘Django Opelu’ Opelu (16-6-2, 12 KOs) over ten brutal rounds.
In the first four rounds, Opelu, coming off a stoppage loss in May, was the shorter of the two by inches. For the most part, he gave as much as he took from Ahio. In the fifth and sixth rounds, Ahio had Opelu against the ropes for most of the rounds.
In the seventh round, Opelu outpunched Ahio. In the tenth and final round, Ahio looked exhausted, switching to southpaw and back, knowing he had been in a tough fight. The shorter Opelu had fought him on even terms for the most part in the second half of the fight. Ahio finished strong to take the round in a close fight.
The scores were 96-94, a strange 99-91, for Ahio, and 96-94 for Opelu.
Super featherweight Nort ‘The Assassin from Siam’ Beauchamp (19-8-1, 3 KOs) was stopped in the fourth round by WBO Global, IBF Pan Pacific, IBO Inter Continental, WBA Oceania and WBC Asian champion Jackson ‘Action’ England (17-3, 9 KOs) of a scheduled four rounds.
In the first round, Jackson landed body shots, dropping Beauchamp for an 8-count by referee John Conway. In the fourth round, Jackson had Beauchamp bleeding from the mouth, taking a beating. Beauchamp’s corner called a halt for their game fighter.
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