Belfast's Darren Corbett came up short - Jon-Lewis Dickinson (pictured) was crowned as the new Prizefighter cruiserweight champion.
Prizefighter - Cruiserweight
Belfast's Darren Corbett came up short in his quest to lift the prizefighter title along with the top purse of £32'000. The former commonwealth champion was a shell of his former great self as he struggled with his fitness and conditioning. Corbett now 37-years old (29-5-1, 16 KOs) decisioned journeyman John Anthony (7-12, 5 KOs) over three rounds which involved more holding and clinching than boxing that win saw him advance into the second semifinal.
Semi-final No2: Nick “The Ox” Okoth (9-27-5, 3 KOs), A Subststute and the first ever in Prizefighter history to get a shot, was literally the last minute stand it for withdrawn Herby Hide. Okoth scored the victory of a lifetime by cruising to a unanimous decision over Darren Corbett and becoming a sensational second finalist of the tournament. All three judges scored it 29-28 (as did ProKick.com) for less boxing skills but for the hungrier fighter was Okoth.
Herby Hide the event favourite withdrew in the semi final due to a clash of heads. The WBC world rated number 2 wouldn't chance loosing his ranking to move on to face Corbett.
Final: 23-year old former amateur standout Jon-Lewis Dickinson (now 8-0, 2 KOs) became the most latest and least inexperienced champion in the history of Prizefighter series (so far) after the third-round stoppage of shock finalist Nick Okoth (9-28-5, 3 KOs).
There were no doubts about the future winner as Dickinson, previously not known as a big puncher, started the bout with fire flooring Okoth with a short right hand and dominating him to a 10-8 in the initial round. In the second stanza Okoth did as much as he could but lostthe second. And finally, in round three Dickinson forced Okoth to his knees two more times before the corner threw in a towel in just a mintue into the third - crowning Jon-Lewis Dickinson as a new Prizefighter cruiserweight champion.
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