Smith Retains WBO Crown,Butler Stops Olteanu In Six

On the Manchester undercard on Saturday WBO junior middleweight champ Liam Smith, 22-0-1-(12), made a successful first defence of his title by defeating Jimmy Kelly, 16-1-(7).

Smith was always in control, slowly breaking Kelly down, before Kelly’s corner threw in the towel after 2.35 of round seven. Kelly was deducted two points in round six for an intentional headbutt.

A delighted Smith said afterwards, “Kelly put up a tough challenge, but I knew that I was levels above him. I was comfortable in there and I started breaking him down from the beginning and I knew I was hurting him when I was landing the body shots. He was a hard man and was hanging in there and I said to his corner to pull their man out. They did in the seventh, I’m sure Kelly can build himself back up again. As for me, I’d love a unification fight in 2016, I know there are big fights on the horizon and I can’t wait.”

On the other main undercard attraction former undefeated IBF bantamweight champion Paul Butler, 20-1-(11), scored a sixth round tko win over Silvio Olteanu, 15-9-1-(6). Butler won the vacant WBO European super flyweight title.

All the results

6 X 3 Minute Rounds Super-Welterweight Contest

JOE SELKIRK WKO1 (2:20) ZOLTAN TURAI

4 X 3 Minute Rounds Light-Heavyweight Contest

ANTHONY YARDE WKO1 (1:35) CURTIS GARGANO

4 X 3 Minute Rounds International Super-Bantamweight Contest

RAZZA HAMZA WTKO1 (0:25) MICHAEL STUPART

4 X 3 Minute Rounds Super-Middleweight Contest

DALE COYNE WPTS4 (40-36) JAMIE AMBLER

6 X 3 Minute Rounds International Middleweight Contest

VIJENDER SINGH WTKO2 (0:35) SAMET HYUSEINOV

THE VACANT WBO EUROPEAN LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP

10 X 3 Minute Rounds

TOM STALKER MAJORITY DRAW (94-96 Evans, 95-95, 95-95) CRAIG EVANS

THE COMMONWEALTH AND VACANT BRITISH SUPER-WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP

12 X 3 Minute Rounds

LIAM WILLIAMS WTKO2 (0:10) KRIS CARSLAW

THE VACANT WBO EUROPEAN SUPER-FLYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP

10 X 3 Minute Rounds

PAUL BUTLER WTKO6 (2:45) SILVIO OLTEANU

THE WBO INTERCONTINENTAL SUPER-LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP

10 X 3 Minute Rounds

JACK CATTERALL WTKO3 (2:38) NOE NUNEZ RODRIGUEZ

THE WBO INTERCONTINENTAL SUPER-FEATHERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP

10 X 3 Minute Rounds

MITCHELL SMITH LPTS10 (94-98, 94-96, 93-97) GEORGE JUPP

THE WBO WORLD SUPER-WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP

12 X 3 Minute Rounds

LIAM SMITH WTKO7 (2:35) JIMMY KELLY

THE WBO MIDDLEWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP OF THE WORLD

12 X 3 Minute Rounds

BILLY JOE SAUNDERS WPTS12 (112-114, 111-115, 113-113) ANDY LEE

THE WBO INTERCONTINENTAL MIDDLEWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP

10 X 3 Minute Rounds @ 160 lbs

TOMMY LANGFORD WTKO5 (0:39) ROBERT SWEIRZBINSKI

4 X 3 Minute Middleweight Rounds Contest

JACK FLATTLEY WPTS4 (40-37) DAN BLACKWELL

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