Marshall vs Hermans - LIVE!
Savannah Marshall defended her WBO middleweight title against Femke Hermans in Newcastle and attention will now turn to an undisputed showdown with Claressa Shields.
It was the 30-year-old’s third defence of her title, wbich she won in October 2020 with a seventh-round stoppage victory over Hannah Rankin, and she has not been taken past the third round since.
It sets up a massive undisputed fight against Claressa Shields, holder of the WBA, WBC, IBF, WBF and The Ring titles.
Shields defended those belts in Cardiff in February, when she then got into a heated confrontation with Marshall after the fight. Marshall is the only fighter to ever beat the American, back in the amateur World Championships in 2012, and a clash between the pair is now set to take place in the summer.
Florian Marku defended his IBF International welterweight title earlier in the night with a fourth-round stoppage of Chris Jenkins, while Brad Rea extended his record to 13-0 with a comfortable points victory and Zak Chelli got a sixth-round stoppage.
Boxing schedule and results
Savannah Marshall bt Femke Hermans
Florian Marku bt Chris Jenkins
Zak Chelli bt Jack Kilgannon
Brad Rea bt Lukasz Ndafoluma
Chloe Watson bt Gemma Ruegg
Luke Cope bt Lee Connelly
April Hunter bt Ester Konecna
Michael Webster bt Erdogan Kadrija
Georgia O’Connor bt Erica Alvarez
Hosea Stewart bt Phil William
Matty Harris bt Mait Metsis
Michael Likalu bt Carl Turney
