The year-old from Sheffield made his debut here back in and now captured European gold on his third outing at the Motorpoint Arena. Smith looked like a perfect balance of calm and cerebral. Immediately, he was able to find a home for his right hand. He looked supremely confident, as if he knew within the first ten seconds that Ouizza would not be able to trouble him. There was something sinister and spiteful about the way Smith drowned Ouizza, showing no respect to a fighter who up until this point in his career had never been stopped or even knocked down in his previous 21 fights - and had even held the European strap back in With just eighteen seconds left in the first round, Smith unloaded a brutal barrage of punches that dropped Ouizza.
The referee gave the Frenchman a standing-eight count, and as the fighters came back together, Smith dipped as though to throw the right hand over the top but instead, came up with a vicious left hook that sent Ouizza crashing back to the canvas.
Simultaneously, the referee waved the fight off as the Frenchman's corner also threw in the towel. Moving down the card, the most atmospheric fight of the night was certainly the chief support as Harry Scarff and Conah Walker did battle for the British and Commonwealth titles in a fantastic advertisement for domestic level boxing.
The pair were easily the most well-supported fighters in the arena, having both sold the majority of the tickets for the night. In the buildup to the fight Walker was goading Scarff to stand close and trade, but for eleven rounds of the fight Scarff fought a disciplined fight that was negotiated at his range.
Going into the eleventh round, one judge had it and the other two both had the fight , all in favour of Scarff. And then, like something out of the movies, Walker landed a huge right hand that stunned Scarff, eventually sending him to his feet.
