Garan Croft vs Mohammed Graich

Fight report

Garan Croft stopped Mohammed Graich inside the first round of their light middleweight contest at Manchester's Co-op Live, moving the unbeaten Welshman to 7-0. Signed to Matchroom Boxing, Croft dominated from the opening bell with sharp jabs and rights that drove the Italian backward, then landed a left hook to the body before following up with a sustained assault in the corner. The referee stepped in at 1:16 of round one, with Graich, from Verona, unable to respond. The defeat took Graich's record to 12-8. The eight-round non-title bout, screened live on DAZN, featured on a Matchroom card headlined by John Hedges against Pat Brown for the British and Commonwealth cruiserweight titles.

AT STAKE

None

WEIGHT

Light Middleweight

ROUNDS

8

PROMOTER

Matchroom Boxing

UK BROADCASTER

DAZN

WHY IT MATTERS

Garan Croft, an undefeated Welsh prospect from Matchroom Boxing, faced experienced Italian journeyman Mohammed Graich in a light middleweight bout on the undercard of the Hedges vs. Brown British/Commonwealth cruiserweight title fight. This was Croft's seventh professional bout as he continues to build his record.

Also on the card: John Hedges vs. Pat Brown (12 rounds, British/Commonwealth cruiserweight titles); Shabaz Masoud vs. Ckari Mansilla (10 rounds, featherweight); Kieran Conway vs. Mark Jeffers (10 rounds, super middleweight); Joe Howarth vs. Cory O'Reagan (10 rounds, lightweight); Alfie Middlemiss vs. Christopher Mondongo (8 rounds, featherweight); Tom Rafferty vs. Liam Walsh (8 rounds, middleweight); Jack Power vs. Victor Ionascu (6 rounds, middleweight); Emily Whitworth vs. Beata Dudek (6 rounds, women's bantamweight)