Selby Edges Sentance As Askin Stops Champion

Lee Selby secured a split decision over Ollie Sentance in Saturday's BKB 61 main event at indigo at The O2 in London, with two judges scoring the lightweight/" class="internal-link text-bone underline decoration-ash/30 hover:decoration-gold underline-offset-2">super lightweight bout 48-47 in the former IBF featherweight champion's favor.

The night's biggest statement came from Matty Askin, who dethroned bridgerweight champion Marko Martinjak with a second-round knockout, per Sherdog.

Askin Claims Bridgerweight Title At BKB 61

Askin floored Martinjak late in the opener with an uppercut before dropping him again with a jab 43 seconds into the second frame. The defending champion could not recover from the knockdown, handing Askin the belt.

Amado Fernando Vargas finished Callum Nulty in Round 2 of the co-feature. Simey Doherty punched his ticket to a welterweight title shot by outpointing Aaron McCallum in their second meeting, according to the report.

Devenport halted Skhane in the opening round. Gittens and O'Sullivan each scored first-round finishes against Cawse and Smith respectively. Lloyd and Fleming both registered second-round wins on the TikTok stream.

Hobley and Lilie saw their bridgerweight clash ruled a no contest. The promotion heads to California on November 21 with Hank Lundy set to make his organizational debut.

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• Sherdog — BKB 61 results: Lee Selby edges Ollie Sentance, Matty Askin KOs champion