Bobby
Dalton

vs

ジョエル・コドゥア

Dalton's eyesight is not affected too badly and blood is not flowing into his eye. Dalton is the champion making his first defense of the belt. Dalton ground down Ben Vaughn and outworked him over 10 rounds in his title win. Dalton is looking more tired than Kodua so far in the fight. Dalton has only two stoppages on his record. Dalton is not a big one punch knockout man. Dalton has a big cut on his cheek from Kodua's punch. Dalton is rocking and rolling after being hit by Kodua's left hook. Blood is pouring from Dalton's mouth during the fight.

Kodua is the challenger who won the southern area title in his last fight. Kodua won the southern area title and potentially the English title in the space of two fights. Joel Kodua becomes the new English welterweight champion. Kodua is big at the weight, boxes tall, and has a long straight jab with really long arms. Kodua uses a Philly shell defense that predicates on rolling the shoulder and looking for counters. Kodua has been landing body shots effectively throughout the fight. Kodua uses a Philly shell style, slipping and rolling on the ropes. Kodua has a relaxed, languid style and is barely breathing during the fight. Kodua delivered a career best performance in this fight. Kodua opens up Dalton's cut with a counter left hook in the final round. Joel Kodua wins by unanimous decision.

Steve Gray is the referee, described as one of the best referees in the business.