Moore makes his mark

Manchester's 'other half' makes first defence simple

By Tim Hobbs Last updated: 2nd May 2009

Moore: finishes the job

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Jamie Moore got another massive night for Manchester boxing off to the perfect start by blasting Roman Dzuman out in two rounds.

Ricky Hatton's mate was in no mood to hang about, finishing the first defence of his European Light-Middleweight crown a second knockdown with 71 seconds left of the second session taking his record to 35-32(KO23)-3-0.

It was the third straight loss for the Ukrainian and his fifth without a win, but only the third time he has been stopped, and the quickest defeat of a 31-fight career (23-KO10)-6-1.

With the European belt around his waist and several years frustration flushed out of his system when he stopped Michele Piccirillo in March, Moore is now a man on a mission.

He said he wanted to look good on a night when the boxing world was watching, and did just that.

One-sided

Just 47 seconds had passed when Dzuman went down and although referee Adrio Zannoni rightly ruled it a slip, the challenger had already begun backpedalling.

A minute on and a heavy right had him in trouble in the corner before the man who called himself the Happy Wanderer wandered in to two more trademark Moore lefts to the body.

So one-sided was the opening round that trainer Oliver Harrison barely issued an instruction before what turned out to be the final round.

Dzuman got off his stool with his face already marked up, and the left added to his pain as he backed off after another exchange set up by Moore's thumping jab.

Then he was down again, this time legitimately, midway through the round. Moore came forward with ease and although his man covered up well and deflected the opening jab, the Salford southpaw swirled a left hook around his guard and into the liver.

Dzuman took the count but as soon as Moore was given the go-ahead, he finished off in style. Another left, this time straight down the middle saw him back his man up on the ropes before a repeat of the left to the body that had finished Piccirillo off, did the trick again.

Dzuman didn't go down immediately, but all the delay did was cut short his escape route. Before he could scurry to the other side of the ring, he was down on one knee and the referee was waving the fight off - and ushering Jamie Moore towards bigger and better things.

Click here for Moore's post-fight reaction