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Adam Azim delivers stunning finish to take out Ohara Davies in eight rounds | Boxing News

Adam Azim rose to the problem of Ohara Davies, placing the Londoner down twice as he received in type inside eight rounds on the Copper Field Enviornment in London.

Azim hit exhausting dwelling pictures early. Within the first spherical he scored with a beautiful one-two, a blaze of straight punches that Davies took on the chin and will need to have felt.

Davies smiled as he backed off, however certainly he was masking concern. Azim had began quick and was working with menacing intent.

His speedy jabs have been catching Davies and Azim was dictating the motion.

Azim tagged him with a lead left hook, however Davies launched a hefty proper that caught his opponent. That backhand continued to threaten and Azim needed to weave away from it.

Their lengthy jabs battled for place and each unleashed pictures that introduced up gasps from the group.

They landed on one another to finish the third spherical. The 2 have identified one another for years, since Azim was a toddler. However their mutual respect did not forestall both from opening up with heavy artillery.

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Azim’s landed heavy energy pictures

Azim cracked Davies along with his left hook within the fourth and lined that shot up once more. The smile returned to Davies’ face however Azim ignored it and shifted him to the facet with a proper hook.

Azim hooked his left excellently off the jab and he completed the fourth spherical with a proper uppercut scything via.

The facility-punching was affecting Davies within the fifth spherical. Azim rocked him again, however Davies nonetheless popped a left hook in.

That did not deter Azim who, with a left to the physique, despatched his opponent to the canvas. With enormous punches to comply with that up, he smashed his proper down. Davies was firmly on the retreat, and in determined hassle. His nook had a towel out, poised on the ring apron, contemplating pulling him out as he simply bought via the spherical.

In some way Davies managed to smile on the bell, acknowledging Azim’s work.

The person from Slough was in full circulate although within the subsequent spherical, shrugging off one other defiant left hook from Davies.

Azim continued to topic him to punishment. Davies held on for one more spherical however Azim delivered a sensational end within the eighth.

A straight one-two arrange a clear left hook that smashed the Londoner to his knees at 1:18 of the eighth spherical. Davies couldn’t proceed from there, the referee waving it off even earlier than Davies’ nook crew may pull him out.

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Highlights from the Tremendous-Light-weight showdown between Adam Azim and Ohara Davies.

“It was my greatest efficiency,” Azim mentioned afterwards. “I needed to be very switched on for him.

“For the entire 13 weeks I have been coaching exhausting. He is my pal, however he is very harmful. He is a world title contender so I’ve bought a lot love for him.”

Davies: This could be the tip

“Adam will go far within the sport of boxing. I carried out my factor, however what? It is time for the younger gun Adam to make his identify and be up there,” Davies mentioned.

“I’ve had my time within the sport of boxing. I have been a professional for over 10 years now. I began boxing in Hackney and I feel this could be the tip of my boxing profession. I feel I would end my boxing profession in the identical borough of Hackney the place I began it.

“I really feel like it’s a must to know when your time is finished. You do not wish to keep on this sport for too lengthy and take an excessive amount of.

“I am match. I’ve nonetheless bought my colleges. I feel this could be the tip of my boxing profession and I am glad it was in opposition to Adam Azim.”

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