Felix Cash is no longer an undefeated fighter and he has a nasty scar to remember his first loss by.
The highly-rated British middleweight was beaten by Tyler Denny via technical decision in a fight he never looked to be in control of.
From the off, Denny and Cash engaged in a firefight.
Despite having the speed, reach and – at least on paper – skill advantage Cash got pulled into shootout early doors which resulted in him sustaining a cut above his right eye in the second round.
Denny, who has only ever won one of his 24 fights (19-2-3) via knockout in his pro career looked to have plenty of power in his hands as he planted his feet and winged thudding overhands over the top.
Rather than establishing his jab and boxing with Denny, Cash threw away the first three rounds by getting involved in a slugfest.
In the fourth frame, he seemed to start to get into his groove but a massive left hook from Denny halted him in his tracks at the end of the round just as Cash looked to be getting a foothold in the contest.
Both men came out for the fifth, but the doctor quickly intervened and halted the fight after taking a closer look at Cash’s right eye which was covered in claret.
Denny reeled off in celebration as the fight was waved off, but the referee determined the cut had been caused by an accidental clash of heads meaning it went to scorecards for a technical decision.
All three judges saw the fight in Denny’s favour with scorecards of 49-46, 49-47,49-47 as the Brummie successfully retained his European middleweight title.
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- Felix Cash falls defeat for first time in his career after sustaining horror cut as Eddie Hearn and Ben Shalom finally meet
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