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00:00Okay lads, when I say stop, stop boxing. When I say break, take a step back.
00:04Keep your hands up, protect yourself at all times. Good luck to you.
00:07Wow. Super featherweight action, four rounds.
00:12And it is the debut of the former amateur star, Louis Ward.
00:20What a night of boxing we have for you this evening, live on The Zone.
00:25And as ever, I have Ely's third greatest ever boxer, Barry Jones, alongside me.
00:32And what a night of boxing we've got this evening.
00:37How come I'm third?
00:39Who else is on your... Steve Robinson.
00:41Steve Robinson in my street. Second best boxer in my street, won a world title.
00:45And then Bob, two doors up.
00:47And the Evo.
00:49Nice positive start, this, from Louis Ward.
00:51Working behind the jab, trained by John Ryder and Tony Sims.
00:56A gym that is buzzing at the minute.
00:58Lovely lead, jab to the body.
01:00Good variation shown already.
01:02Not a bloody shot there.
01:05Back comes four, eh?
01:10But yeah, a three-time national amateur champion.
01:13MC just reminded us as well.
01:15Haringey Cup, gold medalist.
01:17We've been there, Barry. We know the quality.
01:19It means something, though, doesn't it?
01:19Yeah, it does. It really does.
01:20It does, yeah. It's a proper advertisement.
01:23Europe's largest amateur boxing event.
01:26And you can see the pedigree already, Barry, can't you?
01:28Yeah. Do you know what?
01:29He's doing the...
01:30I don't want to say basic.
01:32It's going to make him sound basic.
01:33He's doing the fundamentals.
01:34Absolutely fantastic.
01:35I'll tell you what.
01:36He just fainted there for a lovely left hook once he got the reaction from 4A.
01:40Really intelligent boxing.
01:42Just speaking to him backstage, looking to enjoy himself in there, not force it.
01:46And obviously, if he gets the victory here, it'll be about being active, being busy.
01:52And we say that all the time about those debutants.
01:54You know, just don't rush your work.
01:56You're a talent, you're a natural talent.
01:58So you don't rush it.
01:59You don't need to rush it.
02:00You know what you're doing.
02:02Don't try to over-impress him.
02:03Sometimes you can make him feel a little bit untidy.
02:05But what he's done here, Ward, is he knows his length.
02:08He knows that he has that reach and he's used it really well.
02:10Everything's...
02:10He's not moving the feet, then punching.
02:12He's punching and moving the feet.
02:13It's different if you've got long levers or not, how you move the feet.
02:18Yeah, some good wins in the amateurs as well.
02:20Had a bit of a laugh of him at the press conference on Thursday.
02:23He was sat next to Connor Mitchell, who he beat in the amateurs.
02:27Nice left hook again.
02:28Yeah, so right hand just before that as well on there.
02:31Oh, lovely right hand.
02:32A 4A felt that one.
02:33Beautiful shot right on the button.
02:36And he's looking to follow it up with a nice barrage of shots here.
02:40Fantastic start from young Louis Ward.
02:42And look how he's maintaining the distance here, Ward, so he can get leverage on his shot.
02:46So he's not rushing his work.
02:47He's not getting too close.
02:48So Fari can hold on or land with back.
02:51He's keeping it nice and long.
02:53That's lovely, this.
02:54Intelligent, isn't it, Barry?
02:55Yeah, really good fundamentals here from Ward.
02:59Fari can nicely behind the jab.
03:00You can see already.
03:02Not afraid to mix it inside.
03:04And that lead left hook has been an absolute piece of risk.
03:07Tell you what, though, he's not even turning it over yet.
03:09He's hitting with the fingers.
03:10He turned that over.
03:10That's a real weapon.
03:11But he's hitting with the fingers.
03:12Can he get the speed with it?
03:14So he can, like, how's Aggie?
03:15In the same minute, he didn't turn his hand over.
03:17So you get more speed on the shot.
03:19Credit to 4-8 here.
03:21Stunned by that right hand.
03:23He's only been stopped the three times from his 23 defeats.
03:26And no doubt, he'll look after himself.
03:27And what a fantastic first round for young Louis Ward.
03:38Great venue, this, Barry, isn't it?
03:40Has some good nights here.
03:41Yeah, it is.
03:41When it's busy, it's really good, isn't it?
03:44Johnny Fisher, Alan Babich.
03:46Roof come off that night, didn't it?
03:48But as we look at these highlights.
03:49I mean, just understanding what he is and what he can do.
03:53And that's punch long, keep it long.
03:55All the power.
03:56When you're a tall, lean fighter like Ward is,
03:58all the power's at the end of the shot.
03:59You want a full extension.
04:01You get the velocity in the shot with the speed.
04:03If you want to throw short, you're stunting your power there.
04:07So you know exactly what he's doing.
04:08He's landing some really big right hands there.
04:10And only for his good durability,
04:13kept him in the fight in that round.
04:15But he had no higher place for him in that first round.
04:18I think it's going to be more of the same here for Ward.
04:20Same to us.
04:22Round two.
04:23Yep.
04:24Into the second round we go,
04:25and it was lovely controlled aggression.
04:29Controlled first round from young Louis Ward.
04:33Lovely balance.
04:34Lovely lead hand.
04:37For a Drew's last time out against 9-1 Sheikhan.
04:41Not to be confused with your favourite Jungle Book character.
04:44But Blue's my favourite.
04:46Blue, yeah.
04:47You've got the personality of Blue.
04:50He's not as chirpy.
04:52You're not as chirpy.
04:52I've got the same hairy back.
04:56I must say, his last win, actually,
04:5820-24, he beat 4-0.
05:01Brandon Bethel.
05:02So if he gets a sniff,
05:044-A, which has not been allowed here,
05:06he'll go for it.
05:07But again, that short wide uppercut inside from your...
05:10Yeah, even close there, he's winning the exchanges.
05:13Yeah, 4-A's trying to get close.
05:15A little swelling coming underneath the right side of the 4-A,
05:18but Ward's just taking his time, and it's impressive.
05:21Good defence as well.
05:23Everything following that lead hand.
05:26Accurate jab.
05:27You can be careful, he's boxing really well,
05:29but he's just getting that through for a little bit closer,
05:31which might get 4-0.
05:32A little bit more opportunity to land.
05:34I'll tell you what I have been impressed with,
05:36only a round and a half in,
05:38is how relaxed he is.
05:39For a young man, only 21, his debut,
05:42he's kept the shoulders nice and loose,
05:43he's not tensed up, has he?
05:45Dad and his kids are built different now.
05:46They're so full of confidence.
05:48Never know anything like it.
05:51All the nerves that we knew we would have when we turned pro
05:54in different eras, but still,
05:57nowadays, they just believe they're going to be the best.
06:00So have that young arrogance again.
06:03Again, beautiful jab from Ward.
06:06Again, looking for that left hook.
06:08Varying up the attack.
06:09Look at the nose of 4-0 now, completely busted.
06:12I tell you what, when he faints and throws that hook,
06:15if he can either get the angle when it goes up a little bit
06:17on an angle, or turn his hand over,
06:20that's a real weapon.
06:21What do you do there?
06:21You want the elbow a little higher, muscles down.
06:23See, I never threw it like that,
06:25but I mean, or Northern Roy Jones, by the way,
06:27because he empowered his, and I never,
06:29but I mean, if you throw it from an up angle,
06:30so it comes with an angle across as well,
06:32I think you'll hit the chin differently,
06:34and you'll have a real effect.
06:36Or, like you said, if the elbow,
06:37we can bring it across square.
06:39So you're hitting with the front two knuckles.
06:41Looking for the long left hook there
06:42with the right hand afterwards.
06:434A again showing his toughness here.
06:47Durability, letting his own hands go.
06:50Tucking up nicely, Ward.
06:52Not offering anything at the minute,
06:54and the back comes that jab.
06:55He's mixed it up as well, that jab.
06:57It's a head, body.
07:01Fainting again.
07:05Time barrier as well,
07:06with the opportunities for these young lads and ladies.
07:10Boxing absolutely buzzing.
07:12Big cards springing up all the time,
07:14and when you've got...
07:15And then every weekend.
07:16Every weekend.
07:21It'll be a real buzz.
07:23Certainly to be in a gym as well,
07:25of buzzing.
07:26But another good round for Ward.
07:28Again, massive credit to 4A
07:30in the red corner.
07:33Yeah.
07:33I've just...
07:34Do you know what?
07:35I'm just looking in his corner there, 4A,
07:37and I can see Tristan Davis.
07:39Tristan Davis beat me
07:41in the amateurs,
07:42the semi-finals of the ABA.
07:43Dad of Liam Davis.
07:45I got...
07:45You said this before,
07:46but I remember thinking,
07:48that's not an exclusive club.
07:50What, beating me?
07:51Yeah, yeah.
07:51No, it's not.
07:52You know me, though.
07:53You showed the world
07:53like it was an all-time great,
07:55like,
07:55this, like,
07:56perfect thing,
07:56decision,
07:57result,
07:58and it's not that.
07:59You know,
07:59you were good,
08:00but you're not as good
08:01as you think you are.
08:02Can't all be Barry Jones,
08:03can we?
08:03I mean,
08:04there's loads of people
08:04who walk past me
08:06and beat me
08:06in some sense.
08:09I mean,
08:10he's boxing well.
08:11He had a bit more.
08:11He didn't have any problems
08:12in that second round,
08:12but he had to work
08:13a little bit hard
08:13in that second round.
08:15Before he was making him
08:17think a little bit more,
08:18and he looked like
08:19he tensed up
08:20just a little bit
08:20in that second,
08:21but still boxed well.
08:25Yep,
08:26second half of this fight,
08:27full round,
08:27our super featherweight division.
08:29The tall frame
08:31of Louis Ward.
08:33Nice little spring to the step,
08:34working nicely
08:35behind that lead hand.
08:36Good opposition,
08:36I think,
08:37as well.
08:37I know,
08:37look,
08:38he's a journeyman
08:38for a bit,
08:39he's tough,
08:39he throws shots,
08:40he doesn't just go
08:41into his shell,
08:42does he?
08:42Yeah,
08:42so it's not just a guy
08:43who tucks up
08:44and lets you do
08:45what you want to do,
08:45yeah.
08:53again,
08:54head,
08:54body with that jab,
08:55just looking for the opening,
08:56not rushing anything.
08:58Just like seeing double it up,
08:59I know I say that
08:59every week,
09:00but I do,
09:02just keep changing it,
09:03like you said,
09:03you've been mixing that jab
09:04of body and head,
09:05but I'll double it up,
09:06the jab,
09:06pushing back with it a little bit,
09:07create the space
09:08for that right hand.
09:09That was nice,
09:10took a little step back
09:11through the right hand
09:12after 4-8 missed
09:13with the jab,
09:14and you feel
09:15moving forward
09:16those feet
09:17are going to be
09:18very important for Ward,
09:19uses them very well,
09:20shifts in and out of range,
09:22nice.
09:22See,
09:22I think,
09:23I think his stance
09:24is really good,
09:25but I think he can go
09:25a little bit wiser,
09:27because he is tall,
09:28you're going to need
09:28to sit on that back foot
09:29a little bit,
09:30so then you don't have
09:31to step back,
09:32you can lean back
09:32and sort of,
09:33and that'll engage
09:34that back leg then
09:35to come back
09:36with a bit more power
09:36with that right hand.
09:38Only subtly,
09:38but enough to get
09:39a little more purchase
09:40on the shot.
09:41And then you can
09:41transfer the weight,
09:42can't you,
09:43when you throw that
09:43right hand,
09:44move it onto the front foot,
09:45so yeah.
09:45And you've got the luxury,
09:46because he is such
09:47a tall, lean fighter,
09:48and you've got the luxury
09:48of space and time
09:50to do it.
09:53You're right,
09:53he picks up
09:54on the swelling
09:54of the right high
09:55of 4-8.
09:56We've got about
09:56something else here,
09:57Barry,
09:57but he's just not
09:58throwing that left hook,
09:59hasn't he?
10:00Surprised he's not
10:01throwing it a little bit more
10:02with that swelling
10:03to the right high,
10:05sorry,
10:05of 4-8.
10:10He's boxing really well.
10:12First gear here,
10:13enjoying himself.
10:17He was only a four-rounder,
10:18for him,
10:19he's trying to pace himself
10:20a little bit here as well,
10:21because it's your first fight.
10:23Whatever confidant shot.
10:25Another stunning right hand
10:27from Lily Ward.
10:30So sharp and accurate
10:31with that shot.
10:31I love when that happens
10:32because it just shuts me up.
10:40I'm not offering much now,
10:42trying to,
10:43but every time he lets the shot go,
10:45he's getting counted now
10:46by Louis Ward.
10:47And he went to 4-8.
10:48Oh, left hook.
10:49Yeah, what happens
10:49a little high there,
10:50low, sorry,
10:51from 4-8.
10:52He lands that left hook.
10:53Again,
10:53using the feet
10:54really well,
10:55Louis Ward.
10:55And he rolled into that shot,
10:57Ward.
10:57And he didn't load up,
10:58he rolled into his body,
10:59the momentum of his body,
11:00the shifting of the weight.
11:01The defence head
11:02is rolling under
11:03that right hand of 4-8.
11:04The variation of the shots,
11:06really, really good.
11:07Got every shot
11:08in his arsenal.
11:09Boxing nicely.
11:10That right uppercut
11:10is a lovely shot.
11:114-8 trying to come back
11:13gamely,
11:13but the head movement,
11:14very, very classy
11:16from Louis Ward.
11:17And busy,
11:17he's busy as well.
11:18He is.
11:20Without being reckless.
11:22Yeah.
11:26Another good round,
11:26free in the back there
11:27for Louis Ward.
11:29Boxing really well.
11:31I tell you what,
11:32he boxed really well
11:33in the first round.
11:34Boxed good in the second,
11:35but not as good.
11:36I thought he tends to play
11:37in the second round,
11:37but that round again,
11:38he was throwing,
11:39he was throwing lovely,
11:41Just the shoulders
11:42relaxed a little bit,
11:43allowed him to move,
11:45move his body,
11:46and then again,
11:46again,
11:47sharp punches
11:48on the target
11:48with that right hand.
11:49Left hook was lovely.
11:51And again,
11:51Electrical is only
11:52going to get better
11:53as he develops,
11:54by the way.
11:55So he has to turn
11:55his hands over
11:56or get a different angle
11:57with the shot.
11:59And also,
11:59what he does quite well
12:00as well,
12:01sorry for that,
12:01is when 4-8 looks
12:02at attack,
12:03he takes two or three
12:04steps back.
12:05When he does all steps,
12:06because he's so tall,
12:07he puts him out of range,
12:09and just negates 4-8,
12:10and he's all ambition
12:11he has.
12:12He has to reset.
12:13You can see,
12:15already,
12:15from those three rounds,
12:16that he's a real natural
12:17talent,
12:18and with the team there,
12:19Tony Sims,
12:20John Wyland,
12:21what a fight
12:22John Wyland was.
12:23Tough as they come.
12:25Yeah,
12:26he's improving
12:27all the time,
12:28especially with the
12:28sparring he's going
12:29to have in the gym.
12:30But into the full round
12:31we go last round here,
12:32super featherweight contest,
12:34the debut
12:35of Louis Ward.
12:37It's been a very
12:38good debut so far.
12:40Nice game.
12:41Fantastic.
12:44And again,
12:44he's in a bit of
12:45journeyman,
12:46a journeyman who,
12:46you know,
12:47will cause you problems.
12:48Even if you win,
12:49he makes you work hard,
12:50and you know you're in a fight.
12:52The Ward's controlled
12:52everything.
12:56And you can see
12:57he's a fighter,
12:58he knows what he is already,
12:59and that's such a gift.
13:01It is.
13:02It's so much easier
13:04to build around this,
13:05isn't it?
13:05You know,
13:05when you've got that
13:06nice frame,
13:07you can bark,
13:09he's obviously
13:09going to become
13:10more of an accomplished
13:11inside fighter,
13:12which already looks
13:13good with the right uppercut.
13:13But this is what
13:14he's going to be,
13:15unless he moves up
13:16massively in weight
13:16and even, you know,
13:18he negates the size,
13:19this is what he's going
13:20to be,
13:20you just add him to him.
13:22And the good thing
13:22with Tony,
13:23and the guys
13:24in the gym,
13:25they won't try
13:26and change it,
13:27they'll try and add bits,
13:28little bits at the time,
13:29develop it over the years.
13:32That right hand again,
13:33just missing with the shot
13:34that time.
13:35There's that left hook,
13:36then drops the jab
13:37to the body.
13:37A little unorthodox
13:39in what he's doing there,
13:39but really effective.
13:40Look at the nose of 4A.
13:43Again,
13:44Gangly trying to come forward
13:45from the West Midlands.
13:48He's kept quite safe.
13:50Yeah.
13:51After that first round,
13:52it looked like he was
13:52an easy target to hit.
13:54He's just become a little bit,
13:55not elusive,
13:56but a little bit more
13:56harder to hit clean.
13:58Like I say,
13:59only been stopped
13:59the three times
14:00from the 23 defeats.
14:02Charles Francombe,
14:03very good fighter.
14:05Beat him over six rounds,
14:07one every round,
14:07but you couldn't get him
14:08out of there.
14:09And I'd say,
14:10because Richard Franklin
14:11really changes the pace
14:12quite efficiently,
14:13and that's all Ward
14:15hasn't done here.
14:16That's all.
14:16He hasn't done nothing wrong,
14:17but we haven't seen
14:18that acceleration of pace,
14:20or injection of pace,
14:21whatever you want to call it.
14:22Because he hasn't had to,
14:23that's why,
14:24but I mean,
14:24you'd like to see it now,
14:26maybe,
14:26in the closing rounds.
14:28But he's paced himself
14:29really well.
14:30Four rounds is a big difference
14:32to three rounds.
14:33There's only one more round,
14:34but he isn't thinking about it.
14:36100% you're thinking about it.
14:39But I've moved up
14:39from six to eight,
14:40you're thinking about it.
14:41It's only two extra rounds,
14:42but it's on your minds.
14:43Yeah,
14:44if you're thinking about it,
14:45for sure,
14:45a change of pace
14:46definitely is something
14:47that will be there
14:48the more he fights,
14:50the more he gets used to
14:51these fight laps.
14:52He's boxed well
14:53and he's been aggressive.
14:55Oh, yeah,
14:56so he finishes
14:57with a double jab.
14:58Going through the gears now,
15:00Louie Ward,
15:00looking very good
15:01at the toughness
15:02of 4A,
15:03evident,
15:04once more.
15:05Joe's going to say
15:06to me,
15:06he's got the room
15:07with his work.
15:09Oh, good,
15:09good etiquette there
15:10from 4A.
15:10He's kept it simple as well.
15:12He's been aggressive
15:12and he's looked good,
15:13he hasn't tried
15:14the old complicated stuff.
15:15And I love that.
15:16Really,
15:16really impressive
15:18debut this
15:18from
15:19Louie Ward.
15:21He's a good kid.
15:23Yeah,
15:23sells a ticket.
15:25He's got the style.
15:28There's going to be
15:28some very good nights
15:30ahead for the young man.
15:32Do you know
15:32how good he is?
15:33Speak to 4A
15:34after the fight.
15:35And he'll tell you
15:35because he knows.
15:37He'll know.
15:38He didn't hit that hard
15:39and he'll go,
15:41no,
15:41I couldn't see
15:41the punches come in
15:42and he had me
15:43on the end of the jab.
15:44I couldn't get close.
15:45And then you know
15:45that's a sign of
15:46potentially a very,
15:47very good fight.
15:48And I thought tonight
15:49for the debut
15:50that was absolutely
15:51outstanding.
15:52Look at that.
15:52Found the range easy
15:54and every round
15:54he found the range
15:55quite easy.
15:56Never looked like
15:57he got a second gear
15:57down to me.
15:59Controlled everything
15:59with that long leavers.
16:00He knows what he is.
16:01He does what he does
16:02what he does
16:03very, very well.
16:04And he's only going
16:04to get better
16:05when he's adding
16:05to the game.
16:06So setting his feet
16:08a little bit more.
16:09Changing the pace
16:10of some of his work.
16:11All those things
16:11you'll learn along the way.
16:12But right now
16:13he's got so much
16:14there to work with.
16:15Yeah, fantastic.
16:17To see another
16:18bright star
16:19grace
16:20this professional ring
16:22here.
16:23Very good debut
16:24for the young man.
16:25Let's throw it back
16:26to the MC
16:26for the decision.
16:30Ladies and gentlemen
16:31after four rounds
16:32of action
16:33we go to referee
16:34Lee Evry's scorecard.
16:37He scores the contest
16:3840-36
16:40for your winner
16:41from Thayden Boys
16:42Louis Moore.
16:46Moves to 1-0
16:47as a professional.
16:48Respect shown
16:49between the two
16:49and it'll be interesting
16:51to see how
16:534A
16:54compares him
16:55to some of the other
16:55young talents
16:56that he's had.
16:58In front of him
16:59John Ryder there
17:00Tristan Davis
17:01who I mentioned
17:01but yeah
17:02very very good
17:03out in that
17:03but a young man
17:04and they've got
17:04talent there
17:05that's for sure
17:05John Ryder
17:06Tony Sims
17:08Mark Seltzer
17:09Bill Moran
17:10the young looking
17:11Bill Moran
17:12so yes.
17:15Tell you something
17:15though
17:15as he develops
17:16he's going to
17:17knock people out
17:17with a long right hand
17:18he's going to be
17:19knocking people's back
17:20as he gets a little
17:21bit older
17:21a little bit stronger
17:22he's going to be
17:23one you're going to
17:23want to watch.
17:24Don't load up
17:24with a shot
17:25and yeah
17:26you're going to be
17:26and yeah
17:26they're probably
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