Azim scores another electric finish Clarke seizes rapid win

Adam Azim chalked up another ferocious knockout win, while Frazer Clarke only needed 65 seconds to seize his third professional victory on the Liam Smith vs Hassan Mwakinyo undercard at M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool.

Argentina’s Michel Cabral had never been stopped before. But he could not get out of the first round with Adam Azim.

The brilliant British prospect had too much speed from the opening bell. He tagged Cabral with rapid jabs, timing his left in such a way that Cabral could barely get a punch off.

He varied the pace and the power in his lead hand but when he let his right go it was punishing. First a straight one-two streaked through the middle. He placed a left hook to the body and, if Cabral was worrying about another shot coming from that side, Azim blasted a right hook over the top, flooring Cabral.

He could not beat the referee’s count, Azim winning after 1.54 as the prospect from Slough extended his streak to five consecutive knockouts.