DAZN/Channel 5: Harlem Eubank vs. Miguel Cesario Antín & Harold Scarff vs. Jordan Antonio Dujon RBR

You would absolutely loathe him.

 

I had thought Eubank was still the headliner even after Uruzquieta pulled out; apparently not. One bout left to air on Ch5.

 

Harold Scarff vs. Jordan Antonio Dujon, 8 rounds @ middleweight

 

"Horrible Harry" aka "Hammer Time" is in line to fight for a British title later in the year, apparently...if Dujon doesn't prove a banana peel.

Scarff snatched Jack Flatley's zero in 2019 but saw that momentum dashed with back to back losses to Anthony Fowler and Troy Williamson. On the rebuild now.

Dujon has fought absolute pablum to date, his one loss coming to a debuting Carl Fail. (embarrassingly, Dujon was 4-0 heading in)

 

10-9 Scarff, speedy southpaw just a comparative blur of activity. Dujon not totally outclassed or overwhelmed, just clearly losing.

 

Two zip for the Derbyshireman, but the Londoner (of, I'm guessing French-Moroccan stock, given his complexion and surname) having his moments.

 

Frantic pace.

Less landing all told perhaps than in the previous bout but a much nicer watch than Eubank vs. Antín nonetheless. Not half as much clinching, that helps. And neither man taking a backward step. Just nonstop fast flurrying.

Didn't look it on paper but proving to be a worthy promotion to main event.

 

Commentators split. One has it, as do I, three nothing Scarff while his colleague has it 29-28 and has been verbally crediting Dujon's work in each round.

 

I've seen many regional tier southpaw vs. orthodox feather-fist (Scarff has three stoppages in thirteen starts; Dujon none in nine... so not an unfair assessment, the shoe bloody well fits ) battles in my time - and this is far from the worst of those I've seen.

40-36 Scarff, halfway through

Short of opening a cut not sure how Dujon finds a path to victory anymore.

 

Scarff turns right-handed for a spell in the 5th. Dujon not intimidated, in fact having a good frame, feinting a jab and landing the next, and getting in some shoeshines in the pocket. Scarff with body slapping combos and whack-a-mole right hands when Dujon peeks through his guard.

10-9 Scarff but close, 50-45

 

@Arch Stanton what's your read? Scarff in with a chance against Josh Kelly?

 

Good engine on Scarff for this being his first outing in a week past one full year.

That said, slowing a tad in the 6th and Dujon finding some openings with a step-in left hook.