Sam Noakes Comfortably Retains His European Title

Post-fight Interview

Sam Noakes

“You know what? I think his experience showed,” said Noakes. “And I think it was a tougher fight than I thought it would be but it was good rounds…”

“I think, as Francis [Warren] said, we ain’t never seen this out here, calling people out the whole career. So we ain’t going to change it now. We’re just going to keep staying in our lane, keeping taking the fights that come up, keep stepping up every time. Listen, if that phone call rings and says there’s a world title next week, I’m taking it. That’s what we’re in the game for…We’ll just keep doing what we’re doing.”

Undercard Results

Masood Abdulah (11-0, 7 KOs) won a unanimous decision against George Stewart (7-1, 1 KO). Scores for the 12-round featherweight bout were 118-110 across the board. With the win, Abdulah wins the vacant Commonwealth title.

Steven Cairns (9-0, 5 KOs) won on points against Ezequiel Gregores (3-16, 0 KOs). Referee Lee Every had the six-round super lightweight fight 60-54.

Christian Fetti (2-0, 0 KOs) won on points against Joshua Ocampo in a four-round super featherweight contest. Referee Amy Pu had it 40-36.

Charlie Hickford (3-0, 1 KO) won on points against Darwing Martinez (8-23-2, 6 KOs) in a four-round featherweight bout. Referee Mark Bates had it 39-37.

Luke McCormack (2-0, 2 KOs) won via second-round technical knockout against Petr Brodsky (4-3, 3 KOs). The time of stoppage for this six-round super lightweight clash was 2:08. McCormack scored two knockdowns before referee Every put an end to proceedings.

Joshua Frankham (11-0, 2 KOs) won on points against Angel Emilov (11-57-3, 7 KOs). Referee Bates had the six-round middleweight fight 59-55.

John Isaacs (1-0, 0 KOs) won on points against Marek Čureja (2-3, 2 KOs) in a four-round super lightweight bout. Referee Bates had it 40-36.

Keano White (1-0, 0 KOs) won on points against Santiago Garces (4-32-5, 2 KOs) in a four-round super lightweight contest. Referee Every had it 40-36.