Shabaz Masoud vs. Liam Davies results, highlights: Masoud topples Davies for IBO super bantamweight title

Shabaz Masoud makes it 3-0 in his rivalry with Liam Davies as he takes a split decision (113-115, 115-113, 116-112) over the Telford man to win the IBO super bantamweight title in a minor upset.

The 115-113 scorecard in favour of Davies will be controversial.

Davies gave it everything in that final round, it's not enough on my card though. Great fight between the pair. Both men threw from the first round to the final bell, Masoud was just sharper tonight and came in with a game plan that he executed perfectly.

10-9 Davies, 115-113 Masoud.

Liam Davies is told he needs a stoppage in the corner between the 11th and 12th round. He's had more success in the second half but it's not been sustained. Davies has had flurries but Masoud has dominated long periods in rounds.

10-9 Davies, 106-103 Masoud.

Davies troubled Masoud with a combination in the first minute. Masoud had a strong two minutes after that though, and might've edged the round. Davies just hasn't had an answer for Masoud's left hand all night long.

10-9 Masoud, 97-93 Masoud.

Davies stunned Masoud in the second minute with a left hand, his best success in this fight. Masoud closed out the round strong though, catching Davies coming in with two-punch combinations.

10-9 Davies, 87-84 Masoud.

Davies managing to close the distance more in Round 8, Masoud happy to fight Davies' fight at times though, choosing to trade with him on the inside.

10-9 Davies, 78-74 Masoud.

Fantastic response from Shabaz Masoud in Round 7 after Davies had his best spell in the sixth. More flush left hands from Masoud, and Masoud is now incorporating the right hook. Left hand-right hook combination in the final 25 seconds.

10-9 Masoud, 69-64 Masoud.

Best round of the fight for Liam Davies, who lands a sustained attack on Masoud in the second minute. Masoud responds in the final minute with multiple straight left hands. Close round.

10-9 Davies, 59-55 Masoud.

Masoud's defense is compact when they are up close. Daives needs to switch levels, attack the head and the body and use more feints to disguise attacks. Masoud is sharper than Davies and that is proving a really difficult challenge for the Telford man to overcome.

10-9 Masoud, 50-45 Masoud.

Blood is starting to flow from the right eye of Liam Davies, the side of the face that Masoud is hammering with the left hand. Davies threw a combination in the last 45 seconds and followed it up with a decent right hand to the body. He needs to get closer.

10-9 Masoud, 40-36 Masoud.

Masoud's hands are too fast for Davies at this point in the fight, more power left hands connecting on Davies' face. Davies is struggling to land really clean. He needs to take his time more instead of rushing the punches.

10-9 Masoud, 30-27 Masoud.

Better round for Davies, who lets a few combinations go. The clean power punches in that round again came from Masoud though. The southpaw left hand from Masoud still cannot miss. Davies warned several times now for use of the elbow.

10-9 Masoud, 20-18 Masoud.

Terrific opening round for Shabaz Masoud, who finds a home on Liam Davies' chin for that left hand. Masoud landed the straight back hand flush at least half a dozen times. Big round for the challenger on the back foot, Davies attempting to apply pressure and push him back.

10-9 Masoud.

In a battle of unbeatens, domestic rivals Liam Davies (16-0, 8 KOs) and Shabaz Masoud (13-0, 4 KOs) clash for the IBO super bantamweight world title. Masoud holds two amateur wins over Davies. Will it be repeat or revenge in the pro game tonight?

Chantelle Cameron dominates Patricia Berghult to win a wide unanimous decision (99-91, 100-90, 98-92). She will now have her eyes firmly set on the Nov. 15 Katie Taylor vs. Amanda Serrano 2 winner.

Berghult had her best round of the fight in round 9, keeping Cameron away for long periods of the round with her left hand but Cameron still had her moments, probably the only round you can score for Berghult.

Cameron finishes the fight strong though in the final round with more aggression and work rate and should win a comfortable decision.

99-91 Cameron

The right hand has been the best punch for Cameron in the last few rounds. Berghult throws a wild, looping left hand and is easily countered by Cameron's right. Cameron is clearly levels above Berghult and is on her way to a shutout decision win.

80-72 Cameron

Big body attack from Cameron at the end of round 6. Berghult looks winded, the left hook to the body — which Cameron is sitting down on — is doing the damage. Two more dominant rounds for Cameron.

60-54 Cameron

One-sided for the most part. Berghult stumbled back when Cameron landed the left hand in round 3, looked more of a balance issue rather than the impact of the punch though. Cameron finding a home for the right hand in the final 30 seconds of round 4. Two more rounds in the bank for the Brit.

40-36 Cameron

Cameron starts aggressively, forcing Berghult back with a jab and then when she gets close, Cameron lets her hands go with hooks and uppercuts. The right uppercut, left hook combination landing clean several times. Cameron wins both rounds convincingly.

20-18 Cameron

The former undisputed super lightweight champion Chantelle Cameron (19-1) battles the former WBC super welterweight titleist Patricia Berghult (17-1) in the co-feature in Birmingham.

Ekow Essuman retains his WBO European title with a majority decision (95-95, 97-94, 97-93) win over the previously unbeaten Ben Vaughan. Fantastic fight, Essuman will move into bigger challenges now, but Vaughan will be back as well.

Vaughan piling the pressure on Essuman. It's a big finish from the yong stud in the championship rounds, Essuman tired late on and couldn't match Vaughan in the last few rounds.

Tremendous back-and-forth fight between the pair and a second British fight of the year contender for Essuman in 2024.

10-9 Vaughan, 95-95 draw

Vaughan landing power punches on a tired Essuman and pushing him back. Great round for the undefeated fighter late in the contest. Essuman needs to stay out of trouble in the final stanza, Vaughan has more left in the tank.

10-9 Vaughan, 86-85 Essuman

Action has slowed again in the 8th. Both men are very tired and understandably so considering the pace this fight has been fought. Difficult round to score, nothing really significant landing; Vaughan was the aggressor.

10-9 Vaughan, 77-75 Essuman

Good first two minutes of the round for Essuman but Vaughan finishes the round strong. Vaughan needs to be able to carry the momentum on to the next round and produce a big finish to this fight, Essuman seems to be in front now, big cut over Vaughan's right eye, which surely is impacting his vision.

10-9 Essuman, 68-65 Essuman

Vaughan has perhaps slowed down a little as we enter the second half of this contest. Essuman throwing sharp, straight punches and keeping the fight at long range, which is obviously not Vaughan's forte. Good right hook from Vaughan though in the final 15 seconds.

10-9 Essuman, 58-56 Essuman

The tide has turned in round 5. Essuman catches Vaughan with a straight right hand and follows it up with a right uppercut. Vaughan stumbled there. Much needed breakthrough for Essuman just when Vaughan looked like he was taking over. Great action!

10-9 Essuman, 48-47 Essuman

Big round four for Ben Vaughan. He had Essuman hurt to the body in the final minute with a southpaw left hand. Vaughan is relentless and is outhrowing and outlanding Essuman. Essuman has to get back to moving and countering.

10-9 Vaughan, 38-38

Better round for Ben Vaughan, Essuman is just holding his feet more and allowing Vaughan to get off his attacks. If it's a battle of volume, Vaughan will come on top every time.

10-9 Vaughan, 29-28 Essuman

Blood all over the face of Vaughan as a result of a head clash. Essuman is sharper than Vaughan and outboxing him off the back foot. Vaughan needs to be able to disguise his attacks better and quicken up the feet or Essuman will beat him to the punch every time. Vaughan hurt in the final minute but not discouraged by it and he keeps firing.

10-9 Essuman, 20-18 Essuman

Fast start from both men. Vaughan is a bit reckless defensively early and is leaning over his front foot when he punches, Essuman is capitilizing on that mistake by countering with the straight right hand. Vaughan is putting on a lot of pressure though, he's not fazed at all by the big jump in levels.

10-9 Essuman

Ekow Essuman (20-1) defends his WBO European welterweight title against the unbeaten Ben Vaughan (10-0) over ten rounds.

Ezra Taylor drops Kristaps Bulmeistars with the first significant punch of the fight, a right hand over the top of Bulmeistars's jab. Bulmeistars stumbles up at the count of 7 but the referee decides that he is not fit to continue. Offical time of the stoppage: 24 seconds in round 1.

Light Heavyweight prospect Ezra Taylor (9-0) faces Latvia's Kristaps Bulmeistars (12-2) over ten rounds in the third main card fight.

Eithan James outboxes the previously unbeaten Jermaine Osbourne-Edwards to win a comfortable unanimous decision (99-92, 99-91, 97-93) in their ten round welterweight bout.