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Light-welterweight contender Adam Azim passed his toughest test to date with an impressive eighth-round stoppage win over Ohara Davies at London’s Copper Box Arena.<\/b><\/p>\n
The 22-year-old from Slough dropped Davies with a body shot in the fifth round.<\/p>\n
Davies, 32, gallantly fought on but was floored again three rounds later as a left hook landed flush.<\/p>\n
The contest was waved off by the referee before he noticed Davies’ corner frantically waving the towel.<\/p>\n
“It was my best performance. I had to be very switched on for him,” Azim, now unbeaten in 12 pro fights, said.<\/p>\n
Azim expects to face Harlem Eubank next and then settle a rivalry with Sheffield’s Dalton Smith in 2025.<\/p>\n
The pair were ordered to fight for the European title but Azim vacated his belt, leading to a public spat between the two teams.<\/p>\n
Davies, meanwhile, said it “might be the end” for his career, after a fourth defeat in 29 pro fights.<\/p>\n
“I feel like you have to know when your time is done. You don\u2019t want to stay in this sport for too long and take too much,” he added. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n