Sam Noakes wins European title against Yvan Mendy - Fight Night boxing as it happened
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Updated 20/04/2024 at 23:54 GMT+1
Welcome to our live text coverage of Fight Night from York Hall, London where Sam Noakes won every round against Yvan Mendy to add the vacant European lightweight title to his British and Commonwealth crowns. Henry Turner also stopped Maykol Mendoza in five rounds in the chief undercard. You can watch all the action on discovery+.
Noakes and Mendy face-off ahead of York Hall bout
That's all for tonight!
Thanks for following the action with us. The next boxing on TNT Sports and discovery+ will be on May 11 when Denzel Bentley will fight Danny Dignum.
Then a week later, of course, the fight we have all been waiting so long for: Tyson Fury against Oleksandr Usyk on TNT Sports Box Office.
'He goes through them both' - Frampton
TNT Sports' pundit Carl Frampton is sure Noakes is ready to beat whoever wins the vacant world title fight in San Diego next month.
"If he fights [Emanuel] Navarrete or [Denys] Berinchyk, he goes through them both," Frampton said.
'He's ready for the next level' - Francis Warren
"We'll keep a close eye on Navarrete-Berinchyk," Warren said on TNT Sports, talking about the vacant WBO lightweight title fight on May 18.
"He's ready for the next level."
Noakes wins by unanimous decision!
He pitches a shutout. Winning on all three cards 120-108 and has added the European title to his British and Commonwealth belts.
Noakes-Mendy: Round 12
Noakes goes the full 12 rounds for the first time but it doesn't dim his star one iota.Noakes' corner warned him Mendy would throw the kitchen sink at him but he didn't really with Noakes still dominating with his jabs and body shots and a couple of right hands force Mendy back into the ropes. He still keeps going for the stoppage until the final bell, with another right hand stiffening the legs of Mendy in the last ten seconds of the fight. The Frenchman certainly deserved to see the final bell.
Noakes-Mendy: Round 11
The patter of the fight remains the same. It is very repetitive but remains entertaining, such is the skill with which Noakes is fighting, making a decent opponent look second rate.
Noakes-Mendy: Round 10
Mendy is now walking after Noakes, but still 'Midge' is dominating the majority of exchanges with jabs and rights to the body.
Noakes-Mendy: Round 9
Mendy fights as an uppercut to quell Noakes' offence which works to some extent and he landed a decent short right hand with 30 seconds to go in the round, but the Englishman still landed much more.
Noakes-Mendy: Round 8
Noakes with a counter right hand made Mendy wobble. He patiently stays with the jab and adds left hooks to the body to his repertoire which the Frenchman felt. If he stops him or not, this has been a fantastic performance.
Noakes-Mendy: Round 7
The usual pattern of the fight returns with Noakes jabbing and landing with his right hands to the body of Mendy, who is looking to fight on the counter but usually the Maidstone man is proving elusive.
Noakes-Mendy: Round 6
Mendy comes out more positively but doesn't land with anything clean. Noakes drifts a little low and Mendy takes 20 seconds or so to allow himself to recover. Thereafter, Mendy does land with a couple of combinations and a nice right to the body of his own. Definitely the closest round of the fight so far but still Noakes' round, emphasised by a right uppercut which rocks the Frenchman backwards just before the bell.
Noakes-Mendy: Round 5
A nice counter right hand from Noakes but it barely stirs Mendy. He really does have a chin and clearly is hoping Noakes slows down in the second half of the fight.
Noakes-Mendy: Round 4
The Maidstone fighter is remaining calm, he looks ready to go 12 runds if necessary, but you wonder how Mendy can keep taking these shots for the full duration of the fight.
Noakes-Mendy: Round 3
Noakes looks so well prepared. Mainly throwing jabs or body shots, but moving upstairs to counter any shots from Mendy. It feels like the Frenchman's mouth is more open, suggesting the relentless body shots have him gasping for air a little.
Noakes-Mendy: Round 2
The same pattern with Noakes forcing the pace and landing plenty of painful-looking body shots. Mendy is taking them and coming back with the odd flurry but not enough to threaten the Maidstone man.
Noakes-Mendy: Round 1
Immediately Noakes looks to test Mendy to the body with straight rights and left hooks. He is forcing Mendy backwards who shakes his head, but you get the feeling he is not enjoying his work. A positiive start for Noakes.
Noakes enters the arena to the strains of Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell
Aint No Mountain High Enough his entrance music.
A traditional ten tolls of the bell for the late British champion Willie Limond
The Scottish warrior died this week at the age of 45.
The Main Event is Next...
Sam Noakes' 14th fight - looking to keep up his 100% knockout ratio - against 'The Lion' Yvan Mendy (48-6-1-1, 22 KOs), for the European title.
You can watch the event on Discovery+.
Junior Stops Farias in Round 4
It was a cumulative effect. A number of jabs trapping Farias against the ropes and setting up a right hand saw the Argentine lose the will to go on and take a knee. The referee waves the fight off to the joy of Junior's supporters waving Cameroon flags. Junior's record improves to 7-1 (7 KOs).
Junior-Farias: Round 3
A peach of a straight right from Junior puts Farias down in the corner but he rides out the storm. Junior smartly does not charge in, going back to his jab and waiting for the opening, but the Argentine fighter survives.
Junior-Farias: Round 2
Junior adding variety to his work with jabs to the body and right uppercuts, adding vicious looking left hooks to the body before the bell.
Junior-Farias: Round 1
Junior quickly finds the range with his strong jab. Farias complains about a low blow but the referee tells him to box on.
Cruiserweight contest up next...
Aloys Junior (6-1, 6 KOs) is in action against Pablo Farias (32-6-1, 17 KOs)
Warren: I can see four 5 vs 5s a year!
On the undercard of Dmitry Bivol-Artur Beterbiev on June 1, there is the 5 vs 5 between Queensbury and Matchroom teams which you can watch on TNT Sports Box Office.
"I can see about four of these a year," Frank Warren said on TNT Sports.
"Including in places like this [York Hall]."
On June 1, a win will give each fighter a point for their team, with two for a knockout and double points for the captain. Warren's skipper is Hamzah Sheeraz who takes on Austin Williams, while Eddie Hearn's main man is Deontay Wilder. He faces Zhilei Zhang.
"I'm loving it, everyone I talk to is into it," Warren said.
"Everyone's got a view. They're quite evenly matched.
"I've got a good captain in Hamzah [Sheeraz]. I'm looking for a knockout and double points."
Turner: It's British Title Time!
"I've progressed through every fight and I've proved I'm up to this," Turner said.
Carl Frampton is not sure he is quite ready for the current lightweight champion, who will get in the ring shortly, Sam Noakes.
Turner Stops Mendoza in Round 5!
Mendoza comes out with a blitz of shots which looks a bit like a last hurrah. After a warning from the referee, Turner lands a big right hook to the body which hurts the Columbian, then two more make him wince. Turner looks to the referee who tells him to keep going but after a couple of uppercut the fight is stopped. The Showman extends his winning record to 13-0 (5 KOs) - four of these stoppages coming in his last five rounds.
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Highlights: Dominant Turner stops Mendoza to remain unbeaten
Turner-Mendoza: Round 4
If you were to fault Turner's early performance perhaps he could mix up his shots a bit more and he did so in this round. Early on a left uppercut caught Mendoza's attention and then a couple of right hooks to the body saw the Columbian's body noticeably sags. By the end of the round Mendoza is looking exhausted and eating right hooks.
Turner-Mendoza: Round 3
Mendoza not steady on his feet, he almost slips from a jab which appeared more of a balance issue than a reaction to the shot. He did land one nice left hook in close, but mostly it is one-way traffic with Turner allowed to edge in and throw right jabs then straight lefts.
Turner-Mendoza: Round 2
Mendoza is not enjoying his night. Turner catching him with a right to the body as well as a one-two midway through the round.The lack of a jab is making life easy for Turner, drawing and avoiding his opponent's swings from range.
Turner-Mendoza: Round 1
Good first round. Turner boxing well at range with his southpaw jab with not much of a jab coming back from Mendoza, allowing Turner to land his left hand. With 30 seconds remaining a left uppercut rocked Martinez to his boots.
Fury-Usyk coming up live on TNT Sports Box Office on May 18
A reminder, the biggest fight of the year, live on TNT Sports Box Office, is less than a month away.
Turner-Mendoza next
This has only been set up with nine days' notice. Henry Turner (12-0, 4 KOs) was scheduled to fight fellow unbeaten fighter Bradley Townsend but he had to pull out of the contest and he now faces Maykol Mendoza (16-4, 14 KOs) for the WBC Silver International title.
Cain wants Lane!
"It is like the theme song - you aint seen nothing yet," Cain said on TNT Sports.
"I've come to take over the bantamweights.
"I want to take the British title.
"I saw Ashley Lane. He's got a great story but his story ends when I meet him."
Cain Stops Martinez in Round 4!
That did not look like it was coming. He disguised by dipping his shoulder before unleashing a right hand which put Martinez down and the referee stopped the contest with the Nicaragua fighter struggling to get to his feet. Cain's record improves to 11-1 (10 KOs).
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'He's found an absolute cracker' - Cain finishes Martinez with 'powerful' KO
Cain-Martinez: Round 3
A sharp one-two from Cain got Martinez's attention and then a right hand, left hook combination forced the Nicaraguayan back. The away fighter also landed a good left hand a minute from the end of the round. This is an entertaining fight. The referee warns Martinez about using his head, who knows it he understood?
Cain-Martinez: Round 2
Cain controlling the bout. He is exciting to watch, because with his hands low jerking in and out he is never too far away from being caught but more often he catches his opponent with shots from unorthodox angles.
Cain-Martinez: Round 1
A patient open round but both fighters let loose in the final ten seconds catching each other with clean shots. And it seems both relished the battle.
Cain-Martinez up next
Andrew Cain (10-1) is never in a bad fight, here he takes on Darwing Martinez (8-19-2) in a bantamweight contest.
A draw!
The least Spatar deserved really. King looks to have an injury to his right hand. Spatar will surely have earned himself more paydays in the UK after that showing.
King-Spatar: Round 4
A couple of nice flurries in close are probably enough to take the round for King. It will be interesting how the referee scores the fight. The Estonian feels he has won the fight. He may have done.
King-Spatar: Round 3
I think we could have an upset here. Spatar forced the fight in this round and with neither landing a great deal, that might be enough to get him the round.
King-Spatar: Round 2
These rounds are hard to call. King may be getting them but he is not having things all his own way. A counter left hook from Spatar was the best shot of the round.
King-Spatar: Round 1
He looks a big middleweight the Luton fighter but he is struggling to get through against his Estonian opponent who has a tight defence and landed a couple of jabs of his own. Probably an even round.
Middleweight contest next...
Sam King (2-0, 1 KO) takes on Arjtom Spatar 4-7 (1 KO).
Adams wins points decision!
Adams wins the fight 40-36 and goes to 3-0.
Adams-Butler: Round 4
Butler is warned about holding in the final 30 seconds, when he was probably happy of the rest. Another clear round for Adams, we will find more about him a few fights down the line.
Adams-Butler: Round 3
Same story again, Adams catches his opponent with a good left uppercut in close and a right hook later in the round, but Butler does not look unduly concerned. Adams' corner telling him to not rush and use his jab.
Adams-Butler: Round 2
Another round dominated by Adams, showcasing his top-amateur credentials with his faultless footwork making life very hard for Butler. His opponent seems to be used to Adams' power now though.
Adams-Butler: Round 1
Adams controls the fight with his southpaw jab, landing a good straight left midway through the round and then a couple more in the last 30 seconds of the round as he chases his opponent around the ring. He will be sniffing his first stoppage win here.
Adams-Butler up first.
Exciting prospect Billy 'Boom Boom' Adams (2-0) takes on Mark Butler (2-10) in a super-featherweight contest.
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Noakes looking to continue path of destruction
13 wins, 13 KOs, he may be the most destructive puncher in Britain. Tonight he steps up to European level to face Yvan Mendy, hoping to add this belt to his British and Commonwealth titles.
HELLO AND WELCOME!
Thanks for joining our coverage of another big fight night on TNT Sports. The action begins on TNT Sports 1 and Discovery+ at 1945.
It's time for another Fight Night from York Hall as Sam Noakes takes on Yvan Mendy, the headline bout on a night that will determine the respective paths of a number of talented, up-and-coming fighters.
FULL CARD
- Sam Noakes v Yvan Mendy for vacant European lightweight title
- Henry Turner v Maykol Mendoza for WBC Silver International lightweight title
- Andrew Cain v Darwing Martinez; Bantamweight
- Billy Adams v Mark Butler; Super-featherweight
- Jack Oliphant v Remi Scholer; Super-welterweight
- Eoghan Lavin v Vasif Mamadov; Middleweight
- Sam King v Arjtom Spatar; Middleweight
What fights are available on TNT Sports?
| FIGHT | DATE | HOW TO WATCH |
| Sam Noakes v Yvan Mendy | April 20 | TNT Sports 1 |
| Denzel Bentley v Danny Dignum | May 11 | TNT Sports 1 |
| Tyson Fury v Oleksandr Usyk | May 18 | TNT Sports Box Office |
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