Matchroom Boxing Italy On DAZN (10/11) Results: Tommy McCarthy Wins WBC International Title
Matchroom Boxing’s latest trip to Italy saw not one, not two, but three new champions be crowned.
In what is considered a bit of a minor upset, Tommy McCarthy handed Fabio Turchi his first pro defeat with a narrow decision win in the main event and capture the WBC International cruiserweight title. After loosing to Richard Riakporhe back in March, McCarthy is now back on his journey towards a world title shot, having won his last three fights in a five-month span.
Also on the card were Matteo Signani and Fracesco Grandelli picking up split decision wins to win the EBU European middleweight and WBC International Silver featherweight titles, respectively.
Below are the full results and highlights of the October 11 Matchroom Boxing Italy on DAZN card from the PalaTrento in Trento, Italy:
- Tommy McCarthy defeated Fabio Turchi by split decision (116-112, 112-116, 115-113) to win the WBC International cruiserweight title
- Matteo Signani defeated Gevorg Khatchikian by split decision (115-113, 114-115, 116-112) to win the EBU European middleweight title
- Francesco Grandelli defeated Reece Bellotti by split decision (96-94, 95-96, 96-95) to win the WBC International Silver featherweight title
- Samuel Gonzalez defeated Jayro Duran by majority decision (57-57, 58-56, 58-56)
- Dalton Smith defeated Marko Radenovic by points
- Valentino Manfredonia defeated Milos Jankovic by unanimous decision (60-54, 60-54, 59-55)
- Mirko Natalizi defeated Alexander Benidze by TKO, round 6, 2:52
And the new WBC International Silver Featherweight champion Francesco Grandelli —#GrandelliBellotti@MatchroomBoxing @DAZN_IT @OpiSince82 @ilfestivalsport pic.twitter.com/22FMeDPiMD
— Matchroom Boxing Italy (@Matchroom_IT) October 11, 2019
Not only did Matteo Signani win the EBU Middleweight but also the PalaTrento’s public —#SignaniKhatchikian@ilfestivalsport @opisince82 @MatchroomBoxing @DAZN_IT pic.twitter.com/abM1HEq2Ng
— Matchroom Boxing Italy (@Matchroom_IT) October 11, 2019
It was war indeed —
Congrats to @Tommymac90 the new WBC International Cruiserweight Champion —#TurchiMcCarthy@MatchroomBoxing @OpiSince82 @DAZN_IT @ilfestivalsport pic.twitter.com/E8d4C2Lpt0
— Matchroom Boxing Italy (@Matchroom_IT) October 11, 2019
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