BN Report: Marshall sets up potential Shields rematch by defeating Crews-Dezurn in Manchester

Savannah Marshall is the brand new undisputed world super-middleweight champion after ending the reign of Franchon Crews-Dezurn.

The Hartlepool boxer defeated her outdated beginner rival by a majority resolution after 10 fiercely-contested rounds.

There had been gasps in the 8,000-crowd when MC, Big Mo, delivered the primary rating of 95-95, however the subsequent tallies of 99-92 and 97-93 confirmed what most in the venue knew, that Marshall had bounced again from defeat by Claressa Shields in her tilt on the world middleweight belts final October.

It was an amazing effort from the defending champion, however there was no doubting the higher lady gained on the night time with the sharper and cleaner work.

With her outdated foe Claressa Shields watching on from ringside, promoter Ben Shalom mentioned in his post-fight interview that “all roads lead” to a re-match between the bitter rivals.

Already the proprietor of the IBF, WBC and WBO super-welterweight titles, Natasha Jonas added the IBF’s welter belt to her assortment with an eighth-round stoppage of courageous Canadian Kandi Wyatt.

From the second the Liverpool southpaw wobbled the 32-year-old together with her first left hook, she dominated proceedings.

Her left fist didn’t miss all night time and after a sustained head assault in the beginning of spherical eight, Marcus McDonnell made an excellent intervention at 33 seconds.

There was an upset on the undercard as Zak Chelli, who had been attributable to problem Mark Hefron for the Commonwealth super-middleweight title, was outpointed by the unbeaten Mark Jeffers, who stepped in at only a fortnight’s discover. Jeffers ended a worthy winner on all three playing cards, 97-94 from Victor Loughlin and Marcus McDonnell, with John Latham scoring it 97-93.

In the opposite 10-rounder, stoppage king Callum Simpson did not make it 10 early wins in a row as he’s taken the total 10 rounds in Manchester by Boris Crighton, however will get a unanimous verdict 99-92 (Loughlin), 97-93 (Mark Lyson), 99-91 (McDonnell).

‘The Surgeon’ was taken into the eighth spherical by Vladimir Belujsky, however Ben Whittaker clinched his third stoppage win from 4 when referee Lyson stepped in at 1:49.

Having recovered from being put down in the third spherical, the Irish/Slovakian was not greatest happy to be denied the chance of listening to the ultimate bell.

In the present opener, North Shields fighter April Hunter avenged her sole skilled defeat by edging out Kirstie Bavington 76-75 from referee Latham.