NEWCASTLE, TYNE & WEAR -- Taylor Ward (brother of County Durham bantamweight Martin) thrilled an O2 Academy crowd in the centre of Newcastle with an exciting local derby win over David ?Dynamite? Lake, Sunday. Part of an entertaining card overall, Ward, Britain?s youngest professional fighter, showed Lake the importance of head movement, controlling an exciting tear-up before knocking out his South Shields rival with crunching left hooks in round 4.
Lake (128) was roared into the ring and as Ward (126), followed him out from the bowels of the hall decked in zebra print trunks, there was an audible lift in atmosphere. Ward edged matters from the bell, rolling under Lake?s straighter punching to deliver spiteful counter hooks, one of which splayed Lake across the ropes towards the end of the opening round.
Lake, 3-2 (1), got creative in the 2nd, spinning Ward, 2-0 (1), around before hanging him over the top rope. Ward continued to shoot home snappy rights and accurate left hooks to clinch the points in a busy frame. He out hustled Lake in the 3rd, peppering him time and again with rapid three punch combinations. Lake, to his credit, kept pressing on, striving desperately to win.
The finish was impressive. A mid-ring shuffle from Ward brought whoops from the audience before a short, numbing left hook dropped Lake like a brick (after freezing him in mid-air). Ward blew a kiss into the crowd before finishing off a woozy Lake at 2:27 with a series of hooks. Little wars such as this one are worth their weight in gold.
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