Gaynor ices Anwar in Sheffield

It was a big step up for Gaynor against former British title challenger Anwar, who was slightly busier in the opening round, and it looked as though it would develop into a close, cagey fight. Afterwards, Gaynor confessed that the plan was to take it to points, but in the second session the 23 year old let go with a cracking right hand shot to send Anwar crashing to the canvas. Steve Gray waved it off at 1.58, and Paramedics were quick to enter the ring and aid his recovery. He was OK after a couple of minutes.

Gaynor’s only reverse was to Sunderland’s Glenn Foot in Prizefighter. This result should see him leapfrog Anwar in the domestic welterweight rankings and surely in the hunt for the English and British titles.

The fight was preceded by a highly exciting six rounder between Sheffield’s Jerome Wilson (8-2) and Cameroonian Serge Ambomo (3-0), also based in Sheffield and sporting a Mr T style Mohawk. Early in the first, Ambomo walked into a flush shot and took a count. He appeared to touch down seconds later, but kept putting pressure on and marched forwards.

Wilson looked slick as he avoided Ambomo’s swinging blows and countered accurately, but persistence from Ambomo in the second was followed by a big right hand to put Wilson down at the start of the third. Ambomo was walking through Wilson’s jab and looking to land bombs, but tired a little and was caught by Wilson’s crisper shots before a toe-to-to exchange finished off the round.

Both fighters were landing, but it was Wilson who came off worse again in the fourth from Ambomo’s swinging hooks. Many of these missed the target - the ones that got through looked hurtful. Coldwell TV viewers and the Sheffield crowd and were treated to a out and out slug fest in the final round in which Wilson soaked up repeated shots but stayed on his feet and gave back. Referee scored 58-55 for Ambomo, which was thought to be a little wide, but the right man won.

Rossington’s Maxi Hughes (12-1-1) was obviously disappointed not to be fighting Ghanaian Joseph Laryea, who arrived in the country with a damaged arm yesterday. Sheffield’s Qasim Hussain (1-11) stepped in at the last minute to give Hughes a run out over four rounds, but it didn’t quite last that long after Hughes, who had been training for ten, took his frustration out on Hussain, peppering him with shots to cause Steve Gray to step in halfway through the second round.

A broken arm seems to have done Wickford southpaw Danny Brown (13-4-1) the power of good. Last week, he returned from an eight month lay off to end an eight fight losing streak by recording a points draw with Hull debutant Connor Seymour. Tonight he recorded a close points victory against Rotherham’s Louis Rutherford (0-2). Steve Gray scored 37-38 for Brown, who fights fights former Norwich City Striker Leon McKenzie at the York Hall next week.

Barnsley’s Ben Wager (9-5-1) was the majority boss of a cracking four rounder with Wythenshawe light welterweight Kofi Yates (6-1). Both fighters landed plenty, with Wager slightly more aggressive and getting the 38-39 nod to mark Yates’s slate with his first loss.

Rotherham debutant Lee Appleyard got his maiden flight out of the way and impressed against Nuneaton’s defensive slickster Kristian Laight (9-175-7), who was given a lot trouble than he usually is. Appleyard looks fit as a butchers dog and very handy indeed after a late start to his professional career. Steve Gray scored 40-36 for Appleyard

In February, Derbyshire’s Ryan Fields (2-2) travelled to Denmark to take on 8-0 Swede Anthony Yigit in his third professional fight, losing on points over six rounds. Tonight, he evened his slate, and was aggressive enough in the final round of four to stop veteran Tamworth veteran Matt Seawright (5-92-5) at 2.32.

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