Lee Selby stops Stephen Smith to claim titles

[Wheelchair]

Welsh boxer Lee Selby knocked out formerly unbeaten Stephen Smith to take the British and Commonwealth featherweight titles in Liverpool.

 

Barry-born Selby, 24, was unfancied against the champion on his home turf but dominated the middle of the ring.

 

The end of Saturday's fight at the Olympia came in the eighth round.

 

Selby caught Smith, 26, with a left-handed counter to drop him unconscious to the canvas, although he later recovered to walk out of the ring.

 

It was the Welsh underdog's third career knock-out and takes his record to 11-1.

 

On the undercard there were mixed fortunes for Welsh boxers Lewis Rees and Paul Samuels.

 

Rees was victorious in his second professional fight, the Tonypandy light-welterweight stopping Damien Turner in the final round of their four-rounder.

 

But Newport's Samuels was stopped by former British super-middleweight champion Paul Smith in the first round.

 

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/boxing/14964168.stm

[Wheelchair]

Great win for Selby. He dominated the fight and boxed rings round Smith, who was just too crude. Great KO too!

[londoner]

Yeah, this was a surprise victory IMO. Good win for Selby.

[The_budweiser]

Yeah welldone to him, surprising result. Selby v Simpson next?

[littleman370]

that was a really fun fight, nice to see some justice for john simpson as smith finally loses.

 

i'm with you bud, selby-simpson!