On the opening night in Newcastle, UK, British heavyweight Hughie Fury (26-3, 15 KOs) scored a confident TKO win overChristian Hammer (26-8, 16 KOs), when the latter withdrawn after the fifth round, citing a biceps injury.
Also that night, Chris Eubank Jr. (31-2, 23 KOs) similarly broke the resistance of Wanik Awdijan (28-2, 11 KOs), who stayed in his corner after the fifth round, citing a rib injury after a punch to the body.
WBO Middleweight Champion Savannah Marshall (11-0, 9 KOs) earned an early victory over previously undefeated Lolita Musey (16-1, 8 KOs) in the second round. A series of punches from Marshall forced the referee to stop the fight. Marshall's next bout will take place on December 11 in the United Kingdom with undefeated American Claressa Shields in separate bouts.