Carl Johanneson managed to hold onto his British super-featherweight championship after he stopped his obstinate challenger Femi Fehintola during the sixth round in Barnsley. 24-year-old, Fehintola, who is from Bradford, was knocked down four times before the bout was permanently stopped.
Johanneson, who is from Leeds, first won the title when he stopped Billy Corcoran in the fourth round in July. And it was quite clear that Johanneson had it very easy and it was clear that his single power punches proved too much for his Fehintola to handle. He said after his fight: “I feel there are still loads of improvement in me. Femi came to fight and made it hard but once I got over my initial nerves I felt great and when I really started flowing I stopped him (read more…)




