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00:00 We'll be in my commands the whole time, defend yourselves the whole time.
00:03 Touch gloves, let's go in town.
00:05 [MUSIC]
00:16 Fans here, many have made the journey from Cumbernauld to support Andy Tam.
00:21 And now we'll find out over the next ten rounds which one of these two will pick
00:26 up the Scottish featherweight title, the first major belt available as a professional
00:32 for these two.
00:34 We know each other so well, familiarity can sometimes breed contempt.
00:39 The friendship has certainly been put on hold in the short term.
00:43 Andy Tam is certainly coming out very fast indeed.
00:46 And one of his attributes, you were talking about this Alex, he's got terrific hand speed.
00:50 And that is something that Turner's going to have to find a way to deal with.
00:53 Yeah, but Jack's very, very adept.
00:55 He's a fantastic little boxer.
00:57 He's got great timing.
00:58 He can actually punch quite hard, Nick, as well.
01:01 On paper, he doesn't look like a puncher, but he certainly can whack.
01:07 I've had Jack on pads and done a little bit of work with him over the years.
01:11 He can certainly punch hard.
01:13 There's a bit of menace and spite for Jack Turner as well.
01:22 He's quite a vicious young man.
01:26 That's what he's got to do as well, is keep out of the distance of those fast hands of Andy Tam.
01:36 Get him frustrated.
01:39 The only person that could keep Jack Turner out of the Scotland team was Lee McGregor.
01:45 When they fought, they had a very close match.
01:49 It was a very well contested fight.
01:51 Lee won the fight.
01:54 But that's the level that it takes to beat Jack Turner, is the Lee McGregor's of the world.
02:00 Lee's here, one of many interested ringside observers.
02:05 A fantastic talent is Lee McGregor.
02:09 It was very, very unfortunate not to pick up the IBO strap in his last contest.
02:14 In a really, really close match with the Mexican in Edinburgh, it was a really difficult bout.
02:20 Lee had quite a difficult time in the run-up to the match as well.
02:25 I won't go into that.
02:28 But to perform the way he did after what he'd been through was remarkable.
02:33 I'm sure in future we'll see Lee McGregor fighting for another championship, that's for sure.
02:38 Absolutely no doubt about that.
02:41 We're down to the final 30 seconds of what's been an interesting scouting mission as far as this first round is concerned.
02:54 Heads came a little bit close there, Nick.
02:58 There'd be more concern for Jack Turner than in that collision because Tam's head was down but Jack's was quite high.
03:06 Jab from Turner there.
03:09 Quite a pacey start, Nick, isn't it?
03:17 It is, but neither are revealing their hand too much just yet.
03:21 Let's just have a little look, see what the other guy's all about.
03:24 And a few words from Turner at that bell.
03:28 [crowd cheering]
03:31 [crowd cheering]
03:34 [crowd cheering]
03:37 [crowd cheering]
04:04 Well he certainly talked a good fight in the build up to this one, did Jack Turner.
04:09 He certainly won the verbal battle, comprehensively on points.
04:15 But that doesn't count for anything once the first bell goes, of course.
04:18 Tam just had that confident smile on his face pretty much during the whole week.
04:25 Which one of these two is going to get their confidence dented first?
04:29 They've both come in absolutely convinced that this title is going to be theirs.
04:34 Round two then of this ten rounder for the vacant Scottish featherweight title.
04:57 That was a nice right hand coming in from Tam there.
05:00 That found a home.
05:02 Just slipping inside that lead, Tam there.
05:19 It was nicely done as well.
05:21 And then Turner gets out of range.
05:24 [crowd cheering]
05:27 I don't think it comes as much of a surprise Alex, because they know each other so well.
05:33 They're trying to establish their game plan and the opponent's not letting them have it.
05:37 Yeah, exactly.
05:39 You'd be forgiven for thinking they're both on a bit of a scouting mission here.
05:43 I think they're both just waiting patiently to stamp their authority really, to land a big shot.
05:53 You know, it's a little bit like a face-off here.
05:56 A little bit close with the heads there again.
05:58 Jack Turner looking to counter punch a little bit more than Tam.
06:01 Tam, I would say, is initiating the attacks.
06:04 And Jack's trying to time him on the way in, but he's just not got his timing quite yet.
06:08 Lands a left hook on the way out.
06:12 Yeah, it's like you land one, but I'll have to take one to land one at the moment.
06:18 They're cancelling each other out here.
06:23 I just saw the little feints there.
06:25 You're absolutely right. Tam is looking to be the lead-off guy.
06:29 And that pretty much is forcing Turner into the counter-attacking role.
06:34 Oh, that's a nice body shot.
06:37 And Tam came straight back with a lovely lead left hand.
06:49 Good jab for Turner as well.
06:52 Turner's got a good jab.
06:53 Probably not using it to the best of his ability right now.
06:55 Still looks to me like he's trying to land a big shot a little bit too much.
07:00 He's coming back, he's crossing his legs when he goes backwards as well.
07:05 He has to make sure he keeps one foot behind him.
07:08 If someone keeps continuing their straight arm attack, they'll eventually run into trouble.
07:14 Yeah.
07:18 Well, that's another tough, tough round to score if we are talking about...
07:22 Jack is cut now, isn't he?
07:24 Oh.
07:25 He's cut, yeah.
07:26 There was a little clash just before the end there.
07:29 Accidental, yeah.
07:31 Well, this is shades of that amateur meeting.
07:36 And Turner got cut.
07:38 Well, there was a warning sign in the first round when the heads came together.
07:41 And Turner's got a bit of a head start.
07:43 And Turner got cut. Well, there was a warning sign in the first round when the heads came together.
07:48 I'll tell you, Alex, we can't get the perfect view of it.
08:04 This...
08:05 Here's Tam, he's okay, but...
08:07 Going back to that cut for Turner.
08:10 It looks like it's right in the eyebrow, right over the eye.
08:13 And they can be awkward to deal with.
08:16 Let's see how big a factor that cut becomes.
08:23 As you say, right at the end of the round as well.
08:26 Yeah, just as the bell went.
08:29 Yeah.
08:39 Still they're just cancelling each other out here.
08:42 You just saw it.
08:43 He's really conscious of that cut here.
08:45 Turner just poured at it with his left hand.
08:48 Yeah, you've got to do your best just to ignore them there.
08:50 You've got to just...
08:51 Oh, he's got it!
08:53 They're cut!
08:54 They're cut from Tam!
08:55 And Turner hits the floor.
08:58 Well, he's up and he's saying he's okay.
09:02 But he's been cut, now he's been floored.
09:06 And the big first decisive breakthrough in this fight
09:09 goes the way of Andy Tam.
09:11 Putting Jack Turner on the floor.
09:14 Turner's legs look solid here.
09:17 So Tam doesn't want to go rushing in.
09:19 It was a perfectly...
09:20 It was those fast hands again, just didn't see it coming.
09:23 Got it with a right hand here.
09:27 Tam really starting to find his range.
09:30 Yeah, good job there from Tam as well.
09:32 Good left hook from Turner there, as Tam was trying to escape.
09:35 Good hand movement from Tam though.
09:40 Yeah, he's been made to miss a lot.
09:42 He did get that left hook through,
09:43 but it was only one of three that did land.
09:45 I mean, Tam has got lovely upper body movement.
09:49 He's got a good grip on the ground.
09:53 He's got a good grip on the ground.
09:55 He's got a good grip on the ground.
09:57 He's got a good grip on the ground.
09:59 He's got a good grip on the ground.
10:01 He's got a good grip on the ground.
10:03 Getting straight through with the jab there as well.
10:07 I mean, if this carries on like this,
10:09 I can see this turning into a really frustrating night for Jack Turner.
10:12 He's got to do something to just change the flow of how this is going,
10:17 because we talked about so little to choose between him through the first two rounds,
10:21 but there's a big gap open up between him here in round three.
10:24 And Turner has to watch for what's coming back when he leads.
10:28 Got away with that one.
10:30 Yeah, he did.
10:31 Tam's kind of timing his shots now,
10:32 and trying to beat him to the punch a little bit.
10:35 [CROWD CHEERING]
11:00 Yeah, he's definitely drawing him on, isn't he, Andy Tam?
11:04 Got to step him back and say, "Well, come on.
11:06 "You go first, and then I'll catch you with my counter."
11:09 Yep, good boxing from Tam here.
11:14 Yep, nice right hand at the end of that exchange as well.
11:16 He's settled in pretty well, Nohnik.
11:18 It's still early in the fight, though,
11:21 and I'm sure they'll say in Turner's corner,
11:23 "No need to panic. There's plenty of time to turn this around."
11:26 But obviously, with that knockdown,
11:28 and the cut before that, that was not a good session at all
11:32 for Jack Turner.
11:33 He timed that shot to perfection.
11:40 There it is.
11:43 Missed with the right hand, but the left hook didn't miss.
11:57 Timed that right hand there as well.
11:59 He's definitely finding his ground now, is Tam.
12:04 So, round four, then.
12:21 It's Jack Turner that's got to come up with a response here.
12:25 As Andy Tam makes the first real breakthrough
12:29 of this Scottish featherweight title fight.
12:33 It's his movement as much as anything that's giving Turner a headache.
12:41 (CROWD CHEERING)
12:44 Looks like Tam's grown in confidence as well.
12:58 And Turner's confidence, understandably, has taken a big hit.
13:04 Yeah, it certainly has.
13:09 Caught again. He did land one, but he took two back there, Turner.
13:13 Tam looks confident when they go into these exchanges.
13:17 Yeah, but Jack is looking to trade now as well.
13:19 I don't know if that's smart or not.
13:21 This is it, isn't it?
13:22 It's a gamble.
13:25 Turner looking to close down that distance,
13:36 force Tam onto the back foot.
13:37 Tam so far looks pretty comfortable backing up if he needs to.
13:40 We saw it earlier in the fight,
13:43 it looked like he was trying to draw Turner onto something.
13:45 Nice again. Yeah.
13:49 Followed up with a little short left hand as well.
13:52 Jack looking to hold as well there.
13:55 That's always a sign that something has left its mark.
14:00 Still holding here as well, Turner.
14:04 Oh, Tam is a bit wild with that one.
14:11 Went for crook there.
14:13 Yeah, didn't he just.
14:14 Turner's corner have done a really nice job with that cut, incidentally.
14:32 That's not being much of a factor at the moment.
14:35 Frankly, that cut is the least of Turner's problems at the moment.
14:39 He's really struggling with the sharpness of Andy Tam here.
14:43 Always seems to have the last word in these exchanges, doesn't he, Tam?
14:48 Nice straight punches for Tam there.
14:50 Jack's loading up too much as well.
14:59 Turner's just looking to load up that little bit too much.
15:02 There we go again.
15:17 Both guys trading again.
15:19 Turner maybe came off the better there, Nick.
15:27 This one's flying by, isn't it? Four rounds in the bank already.
15:30 Let's have a look at some of the action there from that last round.
15:51 Last little left hand there coming in from Turner.
15:56 That got Tam's attention.
15:58 And has he been doing enough to work his way back into this fight here?
16:04 Round five then.
16:23 Jack Turner has been on the floor.
16:26 And has certainly had his confidence and self-belief dented.
16:31 But still there.
16:33 And still with plenty of time to grow back into this.
16:37 This is far, far from a lost cause for him.
16:39 But Tam so far is looking comfortable and confident.
16:43 And it's Turner that's got to do something about that.
16:46 Making the man miss always helps.
16:50 Again, really nice footwork from Tam.
16:52 Yeah, really good footwork just about to say that, Nick.
16:55 Turner on the ropes very, very well there.
16:59 One of the best things about this fight.
17:01 He's got a lot of power.
17:02 He's got a lot of power.
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17:33 He's got a lot of power.
17:34 He's got a lot of power.
17:35 He's got a lot of power.
17:36 He's got a lot of power.
17:37 He's got a lot of power.
17:38 He's got a lot of power.
17:39 He's got a lot of power.
17:41 Tam will want to keep this up.
17:42 It's exactly what you would want to do with Jack Turner.
17:44 Have him chase it.
17:45 There he goes again.
17:47 Another one of those left hooks.
17:49 That got through.
17:51 Yep, right hand went in as well, didn't it?
17:53 [Cheering]
18:10 He just moves so well.
18:12 Just a really good fluid move.
18:13 Now, a quarter left hook there at the end of that exchange did Tam.
18:16 Maybe Turner can build on that.
18:22 His footwork is so smooth.
18:24 And his upper body movement, as I say, is very fluid indeed.
18:27 It's a tough target for Turner to land consistently on.
18:31 And yet when he's in front of you, he's not moving very much at all.
18:36 Great jab from Tam there.
18:47 Turner comes back.
18:49 Turner comes back with his own jab.
18:51 They're amiss.
18:55 Very, very well there.
18:56 Got under that left hook, didn't he, just in the last second?
18:58 Heads came close there.
19:00 Yeah.
19:01 That's, uh...
19:02 It's going to be, uh...
19:05 Kevin McIntyre to sort them both out.
19:08 Make sure the gloves haven't picked up anything off the canvas.
19:12 Turner looking to get straight back into it here in the last few seconds of this fifth round.
19:18 And, uh...
19:19 He really does need to bring something a little bit different.
19:22 He's got to find a way of just knocking Tam out of this comfort zone.
19:25 More success with his left hand than his right, Turner, so far.
19:32 Yeah.
19:33 He's tied them with his right hand.
19:35 Just looks to be off a little bit.
19:36 He's just not meeting the mark, could it?
19:38 No, you took right there.
19:39 I mean, look, you tried to land that long right hand there, Turner.
19:41 And missed by a mile.
19:42 Yeah, he's just missing the mark with the right hand.
19:44 He went for quite a heavy left hook as well.
19:46 Tam was able to just roll under that left hook.
20:07 Well, this is the round where this young man made the bold prediction.
20:11 Right hand, left hook, knockout finish in round six, said Jack Turner.
20:16 He's going to need something, isn't he?
20:18 Well...
20:19 Well, let's see if he can make it happen.
20:22 Round six.
20:29 And, uh...
20:31 He's got to be able to get it in.
20:33 He's got to be able to get it in.
20:34 He's got to be able to get it in.
20:35 He's got to be able to get it in.
20:36 Round six.
20:38 Tam has had Turner on the floor.
20:42 And has probably done enough to edge the last couple of rounds as well.
20:47 So whilst the first two were close, since then,
20:51 Tam has had the much better of the going.
20:54 Going back to what we were talking about earlier, Alex.
21:02 I think the key for Turner is he's got to start finding a home for these right hands.
21:06 Because you talked about him being a spiteful, hurtful puncher.
21:09 But he just can't land those right hands with any consistency at all.
21:13 He's having no success with the right hand at all, Nick, no.
21:15 That one did get through.
21:20 There it is there.
21:21 Yeah, his record doesn't suggest he's a puncher at all, Jack Turner.
21:26 But as I said before, he definitely can hit. I know that for sure.
21:30 He's dropped lots of sparring partners, as I said many years ago,
21:36 and taken them on the pads.
21:37 But he can definitely hit for a featherweight.
21:41 But right here, as you said, it's not looking that way at all.
21:45 You need to find something to hit to be a hard puncher though, Nick.
21:48 That's exactly right.
21:49 It's not any good if you're hitting air.
21:51 Yeah.
21:52 If that right hand is missing the target, it's not going to do any damage at all.
21:55 And he's just not landing it consistently.
21:57 Right, right, right, right, right, right.
21:59 Tam getting in close and the heads coming together again.
22:20 Yeah, his corner's telling him to let his hands go now.
22:23 He's got to make good on his promise of the sixth round stoppage.
22:26 He's got less than a minute to do it here, Jack Turner.
22:28 Sharp counterpunch from Tam there with a one-two.
22:33 Yeah.
22:34 Just textbook stuff.
22:35 He drew the lead and then just hit him with the counter.
22:38 He's just waiting on Jack Turner to come in.
22:40 Yeah, he's got to be able to get a good one.
22:42 He's got to be able to get a good one.
22:43 He's got to be able to get a good one.
22:44 He's got to be able to get a good one.
22:45 He's got to be able to get a good one.
22:46 He's got to be able to get a good one.
22:47 He's got to be able to get a good one.
22:48 He's got to be able to get a good one.
22:49 He's got to be able to get a good one.
22:50 Hit him with the counter.
22:51 He's just waiting on Jack to over--
22:52 Oh, good again.
22:53 A big right hand.
22:54 That's going to be stopped right there.
22:56 Absolutely out on his feet there.
22:58 Jack Turner and Kevin McIntyre absolutely spot on with that stoppage
23:04 because he didn't know where he was.
23:05 There is indeed a sixth round stoppage in this fight.
23:09 Yeah.
23:10 But it's Andy Tam that counts an impressive performance with the stoppage.
23:14 Yeah.
23:15 Jack was terribly hot there.
23:17 Terribly hot.
23:19 Well, Kevin McIntyre's reactions were absolutely spot on there
23:24 because, as you said, Turner was hurt and had no idea where he was.
23:28 No, he was terribly hot.
23:29 Look at him.
23:30 I'll tell you, if any more punches had landed on him in that position,
23:34 that could have been a very, very nasty situation.
23:36 Yeah, it really could have.
23:37 They're very, very correct there.
23:39 Yeah.
23:40 That's outstanding refereeing.
23:42 I've never seen Jack cut that way ever.
23:44 That was a-- Yeah, look at that.
23:46 He's totally gone.
23:48 Has he caught that on the ear?
23:50 Has that affected the balance?
23:52 No, it was right on the side of the chin, Nick, just under the ear.
23:55 If you watch closely, just under the ear.
23:58 Right.
23:59 But as soon as you saw it land and the legs just-- Yeah, yeah.
24:02 --turned into rubber, you knew that's over.
24:04 Yeah.
24:05 That's game over.
24:06 Yeah, it certainly was.
24:07 Well, spectacular from Andy Tam.
24:12 Turner just never got going.
24:15 He'll be disappointed, but I think when he watches this back, he'll--
24:18 Oh, yeah.
24:19 When cooler heads prevail, he'll look back at this and say, "Yeah."
24:22 Yeah.
24:23 Yeah, that's a good stoppage.
24:25 Yeah, he was out on his feet, Nick.
24:27 He really was.
24:28 He was terribly hurt there.
24:30 And as you said, one more shot could have been a bit of a disaster.
24:34 Yeah.
24:35 What about that performance from him?
24:37 Andy Tam absolutely bossed that fight from the knockdown.
24:39 Very impressive.
24:40 Very, very impressive, yeah.
24:43 [WHISTLE BLOWING]
24:46 So we have our new Scottish featherweight champion.
24:49 And it's Andy Tam who repeats what he did in the amateurs when these two met.
24:54 He gets the win.
24:56 Just not Turner's night.
24:57 Got cut early.
25:00 Got rocked by that knockdown.
25:02 And then absolutely out on his feet.
25:05 I don't think it's still sunk in yet.
25:09 [CROWD CHEERING]
25:12 Well, ladies and gentlemen,
25:16 our referee, Mr. McIntyre, will bring together both boxers.
25:20 And the first duty of the referee at all times for the safety of the boxers to that end.
25:30 Our referee, Mr. McIntyre, stops this contest.
25:33 Two minutes, 24 seconds, round number six.
25:36 His opinion, Jack Turner, no position to continue.
25:39 Therefore, the winner by TKO,
25:42 and now the Scottish featherweight champion,
25:48 Andy Tam!
25:52 Yeah, a deserved win for Andy Tam.
25:57 A night of bitter disappointment for Jack Turner.
26:00 But I think when he reflects on this, he will be very happy.