Conor Benn beats Colombian Samuel Vargas in first round of welterweight clash in London
British boxer edging closer to world title shot - 18 wins from 18 fights
Shannon Courtenay wins WBA bantamweight title with hard-fought victory over Australia's Ebanie Bridges
WBO super-middleweight champion Savannah Marshall retains title against Sweden's Maria Lindberg
Savannah Marshall wins by KO and retains her WBO Women's World Middleweight Championship.
Lindberg was down for the second time in three rounds and this time there is no beating the count.
Marshall wins.
Image source, Mark Robinson & Dave Thompson/Matchroom BoxingMarshall, who won a Commonwealth Games gold medal as an amateur is looking to finish this one off quickly. Another short right and Lindberg is down again.
That was a crushing right hand from Marshall and Lindberg showed great courage to get up from that heavy knockdown. We continue and into the third. Flawless so far from Marshall.
Image source, Mark Robinson & Dave Thompson/Matchroom BoxingYou ok? Says the referee to Lindberg, she nods and we continue. But for how long?
A right hook from Marshall lands on the Lindberg chin, and she's showing great variety in the work, a left to the body, an overhand right and Lindberg is down.
Round 1
Very, very good opening round from Savannah Marshall. She is moving around the ring expertly, she is keeping her smaller opponent at range and also occasionally looks to mix it up with a big chopping down right hand.
A great start for the British world champion.
Image source, Mark Robinson & Dave Thompson/Matchroom BoxingRound 1
Marshall is much taller with a longer reach than her opponent. She has an upright style, popping out the jab early on from the centre of the ring. Lindberg is going to have to take some chances if she is going to make an impact.
Unbeaten Savannah Marshall versus late change of opponent Maria Lindberg. Here we go. Just like earlier on, it's 10 two-minute rounds.
Savannah Marshall v Maria Lindberg (WBO world middleweight title)
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Shannon Courtenay beats Ebanie Bridges to win world title
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Remember, we've got Conor Benn v Samuel Vargas coming up later on.
Image source, Mark Robinson & Dave Thompson/Matchroom BoxingSavannah Marshall v Maria Lindberg
Image source, Matchroom BoxingSavannah Marshall will defend her WBO middleweight title against Maria Lindberg after the late withdrawal of her original opponent.
The Briton was due to face ex-super-middleweight champion Femke Hermans but the Belgian has pulled out after a member of her team contracted Covid-19.
Sweden's Lindberg, 44, is a four-time world title challenger.
"It's a tougher fight," said Marshall, who is unbeaten in her nine professional bouts. "Maria is very experienced - tough. She has been in with some of the best in the world."
Hartlepool's Marshall won her world title by beating Hannah Rankin over seven rounds in October.
One Briton has just won a women's world title, another wants to keep hold of hers now.
Promoter Eddie Hearn tells Sky Sports Boxing: "I'm really pleased for Shannon, she deserved it. Every fight she is in, she is entertaining. I remember going back stage [after Courtenay's loss to Rachel Ball] and she was mesmerised and was like "it's not the end for me, is it?"
"It was a great advert for women's boxing. It's probably the biggest build-up fight for a women's fight, but if it doesn't deliver it's no good for anyone. Both wanted it so badly and Shannon deserved to win and hurt Ebanie Bridges three times. I would love to see the Rachel Ball fight [for Courtenay] next.
New WBA Women's World Bantamweight Champion Shannon Courtenay tells Sky Sports Boxing: "I can't put it into words, it's unbelievable. This is not just my belt, this is my team's belt and we've worked so hard.
"For someone who has turned her life around, this shows you can do anything.
"I boxed nicely and hit her with the cuter shots, she's good at trading but I think my jab won me the fight and I stuck to the gameplan.
"Every time I went back [to the corner] they said 'box, box' and I won the fight."
An emotional Shannon Courtenay has the belt around her waist. The night of her dreams.
Image source, Mark Robinson & Dave Thompson/Matchroom BoxingGreat Britain's Shannon Courtenay is the WBA Women's World Bantamweight champion.
She gets the verdict on all three cards. One judge has it 97-94, while the other two have it as a 98-92 win.
Six rounds in it seems a bit generous to me, but Courtenay will not care one bit.
And the new...
Image source, Mark Robinson & Dave Thompson/Matchroom BoxingIt's all over. To the judges.
Shannon Courtenay raises her arm. She thinks she has got the job done. We will find out very, very soon.
Boxing trainer Dave Coldwell...
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