Dave Oakes recaps this past Friday's Prizefighter light-middleweight tournament.

Prince Arron battled his way to glory in the Prizefighter tournament at the York Hall, Bethnal Green this Friday. Arron scored a decisive knockdown in the last round of the final to come from behind and edge out Brett Flournoy on points.

Arron got the night underway when he took on George Hillyard in the first quarterfinal. Hillyard never got going in the fight and allowed the much taller Arron too much space for him to get his shots off.

Arron was always in control, mainly due to rangy jabs and a few classy right uppercuts, and was rarely troubled by Hillyard’s sluggish attempts at closing him down. Arron took the fight 30-27 on all three judges’ cards.

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Dave Oakes previews Friday night's 154lb Prizefighter Show.

The Prizefighter tournament returns this Friday at the York Hall, Bethnal Green. This time it will be the light-middleweight division’s first foray into the competition, with a decent line-up of fighters that should ensure an entertaining night's boxing.

The eight combatants for the tournament are Bradley Pryce, Neil Sinclair, Prince Arron, George Hillyard, Brett Flournoy, Danny Butler, Steve O’Meara and Martin Concepcion.

The first fight of the night sees the unpredictable George Hillyard taking on Prince Arron. Hillyard, 9-4-1 (5 KO’s), was tipped to do well in the paid ranks when he first turned pro but seems to take two steps back for every step forward he takes in his career. I don’t feel that it’s a lack of talent that’s holding him back, he seems to do all of the basics well enough, it’s just something in his psychological makeup that isn’t quite as it should be.

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