BKFC 81 Manchester: DeGale vs Floyd Results

Aaron Chalmers def. Jack Fincham-KO Round 1
Chalmers prevailed in the reality show rivalry, stopping Fincham in round one.

Jonny Graham def. Navid Mansouri-KO Round 2 (Wins BKFC UK Lightweight Title)
Graham succesfully returned after 13-month layoff, knocking out Mansouri in the second round. After knocking Mansouri down in round one, Graham ended matters with a big right hand in round two.

Lewis Garside def. Jonno Chipchase-KO Round 1

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In the night’s second major upset (Telfer v Krol was the first), Garside shocked hometown hero Chipchase by first-round KO.

Chipchase came out fast. Garside looked for counters. Garside landed a couple of good shots.

The knockout was a thing of beauty. Garside stepped in with a left hook and right, connecting with Chipchase’s chin. Chipchase landed on his back and the referee quickly called off the count.

It’ the second loss in a row for Chipchase, who was stopped on cuts by Gary Fox last March.

Dec Spelman def. Dawid Chylinski-KO Round 2/h4>
Dec Spelman (2-0, 2 KOs), a veteran of 25 pro boxing matches, schooled David Chylinksi in a cruiserweight bout.

The shorter Chylinksi tried to come in with wide punches against Spelman, who looked counter.

Spelman knocked Chylinksi down three times in round one. Things didn’t get better for Chylinksi in round two. Spelman continued countering effectively, with Chylinski going down twice more before getting counted out.

Jon Telfer def. Bartlomiej Krol-KO Round 3

The debuting Telfer shocked the veteran Krol (5-2), knocking him down four times en route to a third-round stoppage. Telfer’s power and explosiveness were too much for Krol.

David Oscar def. Travis Dickinson-KO Round 1

Fan favourite Oscar (6-2) scored an early KO win against Dickinson (1-2).

Oscar landed his dangerous left hook during an exchange, and Dickinson went down. Official time was 53 seconds of round one.

Sean Weir def. Joe Lister-TKO Round 2

Sean Weir (1-0) came off the canvas to stop Joe Lister (1-1) in the second round of their light heavyweight bout.

Lister dropped Weir early with a counter right, knocking him down again shortly after. Weir was given extra time to recover after Lister unintentionally hit him while he was down.

Weir made it an inside fight and took control. By the end of round one, he was getting the better of Lister.

Weir knocked Lister down early in round two. He kept up the attack, banging the body and head at close range.

Weir landed a right to the body followed by a right uppercut to the head that dropped Lister. Lister beat the count but the referee waved the fight off.

Mikey Henderson def. Benjamin Lowe-Unanimous Decision
Mikey Henderson (2-0) defeated Benjamin Lowe (0-2) in the middleweight opener by unanimous decision. Henderson scored a second-round knockdown in a hard-fought and well matched contest.