Callum Simpson Overcomes Knockdowns to Become European Champion

Despite being outworked for most of the third, Zucco landed a left hook towards the end that knocked his opponent down for a second time. Following this, Simpson continued to press forward, but started to leave some space between himself and the Italian.

As the fight progressed, Simpson continued to apply significant pressure on Zucco, who grew visibly tired. With plenty of time left in round 10, the Barnsley native landed several consecutive uppercuts that sent his opponent down. Not long after getting up, Zucco was knocked down again from several uppercuts. After a barrage of punches, Simpson scored a third knockdown. It was at that point that Zucco’s corner put an end to proceedings, making Simpson the European super middleweight champion.

Undercard Results

Sky Sports Broadcast

Note: A fight between Adam Azim and Eliot Chavez was cancelled after Chavez allegedly used a sauna to make weight. The British Boxing Board of Control does not permit the use of a sauna to make weight.

Sean Hemphill (19-2, 11 KOs) won via majority decision against Mark Jeffers (20-1, 7 KOs) in a 10-round super middleweight fight. While one judge saw it 95-95, the other two scored it 97-93 and 96-94 for Hemphill.

Rhys Edwards (17-1, 4 KOs) won on points against Thomas Essomba (14-10-1, 4 KOs) in an eight-round featherweight bout. Referee Darren Sarginson’s scorecard read 79-74 after eight rounds.

Sam Hickey (3-0, 1 KO) won on points against Harley Hodgetts (4-2, 0 KOs) in a six-round middleweight clash. Referee Michael Alexander scored it 60-54 on his card after six rounds.

YouTube Broadcast

On a portion of the undercard that was broadcast on YouTube, Ellis Price (3-0, 2 KOs) won via fifth round technical knockout against Jake Price (1-4-1, 0 KOs). The official time of stoppage for this six-round lightweight fight was 1:26. Following a barrage of punches to the head from Ellis Price, referee Alexander put an end to proceedings with Jake Price still standing.

Frankie Stringer (10-0, 1 KO) won on points against Kane Baker (19-13-2, 1 KO) in an eight-round lightweight contest. Referee Sarginson’s scorecard read 79-74 after eight rounds.

Mauro Silva (9-0, 4 KOs) won via fourth round technical knockout against Omir Rodríguez (15-28-1, 6 KOs). The official time of stoppage for this six-round middleweight bout was 1:06. Rodríguez’s corner threw in the towel to indicate that they had had enough. At no point in the fight had he been knocked down or close to being stopped when his corner chose to do that.

In a fight that was not part of the broadcast, Red Johnson (9-0, 1 KO) won on points against Harley Collison (3-3-2, 0 KOs). The score for this six-round super middleweight fight was 59-54.