Lewis Clarke defeated Billy Quinncroft to win the ANBF Australasian Cruiserweight Championship.
The fight opened cautiously, with both men taking time to gauge distance during the early rounds. Clarke found early success with his left hand, mixing in a sharp jab with occasional hooks to the body. Quinncroft began to pick up momentum as the rounds progressed and started putting Clarke on the backfoot.
At the midway point of the fight, Clarke started to land bigger shots on the state champion while continuing to use the jab to disrupt his opponent’s rhythm.
The bout turned dramatically in the sixth round, when Clarke caught Quinncroft with a huge uppercut that sent him crashing to the canvas. Quinncroft bravely beat the count and rallied to see out the round.
Quinncroft tried to assert himself in the seventh, but Clarke struck again with another powerful shot that opened a massive cut under the state champion’s left eye.
Clarke was clearly ahead going into the final round, but the fight was waved off by Quinncroft’s corner, handing Clarke the TKO victory and the ANBF Cruiserweight Title.
