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Nathan Cleverly & Tony Bellew both score stoppage wins, obstacles cleared for rematch

Credit: Lawrence Lustig

Saturday night at the Echo Arena in Liverpool, Tony Bellew and Nathan Cleverly each scored early stoppage wins to secure a rematch between the to British rivals. Then at light heavyweight, Cleverly defeated Bellew in their highly anticipated first match. Since, each man has moved to cruiserweight, and if anything, the fires between them are more intense and heated than ever.

Bellew scored a 5th round TKO over his opponent, and Cleverly scored a 4th round TKO, after scoring two knockdowns. With those fights officially out of the way, the path is cleared for Cleverly vs. Bellew II, and the two men nearly came to blows at the arena on Saturday already.Full Results

John Quigley VS Ian Bailey
Quigley wins 79-73

Tommy Martin VS Ainsley Seivwright
Martin wins 60-54

Gamal Yafai VS Reynaldo Cajina
Yafai wins 40-36

Anthony Ogogo VS Wayne Reed
Ogogo TKO Reed after 1.06 of round 5 (Reed down in the 1st round)

Stephen Smith VS Pedro Navarette
Smith wins 78-75

Rocky Fielding VS Noe Gonzalez
Fielding TKO 1.07 round 5 (Gonzalez down once in 5th round)

Luke Campbell VS Craig Woodruff
Campbell wins 60-54

Callum Smith VS Vladine Biosse
Smith wins 100-89, 99-91, 99-91 to retain the WBC International Super Middleweight Championship

Nathan Cleverly VS Alejandro Valori
Cleverly TKO 1.16 round 4 (Valori down in 2nd and 4th rounds)

Anthony Joshua VS Matt Skelton
Joshua TKO 2.23 round 2 (Skelton down in round 2)

Tony Bellew VS Julio Cesar Dos Santos
12 x 3 mins WBO International Cruiserweight Championship