The 29-year-old’s shots were becoming heavier as the rounds progressed, but Spelman wasn’t allowing himself to be dominated and had a good fifth round. “He was tough and stayed in there, and I give myself a seven out of ten tonight. It really was a back foot masterclass from the 29-year-old champion, continuously picking off the brave 28-year-old challenger. Campbell, who was unbeaten heading into the bout was counted in the seventh with only the ropes holding him up from a Ball onslaught. The two exchanged stiff shots in the first round and it looked a case of who could manage the timing of their punches first would win the day. Yarde powers past Spelman; Heffron and Bentley set for rematch after draw. Thankfully, the confusion was cleared, as Harrison took a 39-37 win on referee Marcus McDonnell’s card. The Mancunian’s ramrod jab was already having an effect though, swelling his foe’s eye as early as the second round regularly finding a home. The Londoner started to up his work rate in round three, with a left hook and an uppercut finding the mark. Former world title challenger, Yarde continued his relaxed start into the second, although his foe doubled up on his jab, making it difficult for him to counter. Heffron was trying to close the ring off, and caught the Battersea native several times, while trapping him in the corner in round five. Agyarko (7-0, 4 KOs) took over from the sixth and in round seven, a left hook to the body dropped Smith, (11-2-1, 5 KOs) who bravely survived the count of referee Mark Lyson. ‘2 Sharp’ had a much better final round, but the fight went to the cards where the result was far from a formality. The official result of 39 - 37 to Ed Harrison (1 - 4 now 2 - 4), included a 1 point deduction for Bilal Ali to accept for excessive holding, which he deserved and produced a lot of throughout the fight, especially in Rounds 2 and 3...However, just to cause a little controversy, even though it was a poor performance from Bilal Ali, does anyone else think he won, because I thought the initial official result of 39 - 37 to Bilal Ali … Anthony Yarde vs Dec Spelman – Results & Post-Fight Report. It was very much about what you liked, with Heffron walking Bentley down with the 25-year-old boxing to good effect by creating angles and using his feet well. At Middleweight, Caoimhin Agyarko had to go through a thorough examination early on by Jez Smith in an entertaining fight, but eventually solved the puzzle to score a ninth round stoppage win. CTRL + SPACE for auto-complete. Referee Michael Alexander took up the count, but stopped the bout when ‘Kid Nytro’ looked ok to continue. Write CSS OR LESS and hit save. Yarde (20-1, 19 KOs) unleashed a flurry of punches in the sixth round, dropping Spelman (16-5, 8 KOs) with a right hand, with the referee waving off the contest, despite the Scunthorpe man’s appeals, who was stopped for the first time in his professional career. Boxing Results: Anthony Yarde stops Dec Spelman. “With the Coronavirus going on, we’re not sure when that will be, but I’ll stay in the gym and I’ll be ready.”.