Saturday night at Sheffield’s Canon Medical Arena felt raw and alive — the kind of small-arena boxing night where you can smell sweat and hear corners barking. GBM’s ON THE EDGE card streamed live on DAZN, but what viewers couldn’t feel at home was the room shaking with every heavy shot.
Kraus’ Left Hand Stole the Air Out of the Room
Gradus Kraus (8-0, 7 KOs) was giving away nearly two stone to Scott Forrest (7-2, 4 KOs) after moving up from light-heavyweight to cruiserweight. From ringside, you could see the size gap — Forrest looked thick and solid — but it didn’t matter once Kraus started throwing.
The first-round left hand that floored Forrest sucked the noise right out of the arena for a beat before fans roared. You could hear Forrest’s corner yelling for him to settle, but Kraus stayed patient, cutting the ring, slashing the body, then bringing hooks and uppercuts up top. Every clean shot made that dull, heavy smack you only hear up close.
By rounds five and six, some in the crowd had gone quiet watching the beating pile up. Kraus was calm but ruthless, pushing Forrest into corners and unloading. When the 60-53 scorecards came in, they almost felt redundant — everyone knew who had owned every second.
McComb Recovers and Takes the IBF European Title
Sean McComb (20-2, 5 KOs) had his own moment of danger. In round one, Ben Crocker (14-1-1, 2 KOs) landed a shot that made the Belfast man blink and step back. But McComb’s experience showed; he settled, circled, and started sliding that southpaw jab in like a spear.
From near the apron, you could hear McComb’s corner shouting “stay calm” while Crocker’s side screamed for pressure. By round four the momentum had flipped. McComb boxed clever, avoided wild exchanges, and banked rounds cleanly to take a 96-93 sweep on all three cards. The win moves him into the IBF’s top ten and toward a possible world title shot.
After the fight, McComb said: “I’ve been talking with Izzy Asif about bringing a show to Belfast early next year. Then I want a world title. Pierce O’Leary and I are on a collision course — it’s inevitable.”
Gallagher Holds Her Belts Through Discipline and Heart
Tysie Gallagher (10-2) kept her British, Commonwealth and WBO International super-bantamweight titles by outboxing previously unbeaten Ellie Hellewell (7-1). Her jab was tight, her feet smart. From ringside, you could hear her corner reminding her to stay composed and not trade recklessly.
Gallagher, who dedicated the fight to her late mother-in-law Diane Cleary, said after: “It’s been such a hard year, so getting this win feels huge. I stayed disciplined and now I want Ellie Scotney or Ramla Ali next.”
GBM: ON THE EDGE – MAIN CARD RESULTS
Sean McComb def.. Ben Crocker – (96-93 all cards)
10 x 3 – IBF European Super-Lightweight
Gradus Kraus vs. Scott Forrest (60-53)
8 x 3 – Cruiserweight
Tysie Gallagher def. Ellie Hellewell (98-93, 97-93 and 97-94)
10 x 2 – British, Commonwealth & Wbo International Super-Bantamweight Championships
Shakiel Thompson def. Grant Dennis (KO, R2)
8 x 3 – Middleweight
Edward Hardy def. Jose Manuel Perez (PTS, 6/6)
6 x 3 – Super-Bantamweight Contest
They always hype up these main events but honestly Thompson knocking out Dennis was the best part of the card by far! Fast KO is what fans pay for not ten rounds of tapping gloves!
Kraus should stay in cruiserweight now cause he looked dangerous even against someone bigger than him. Imagine what he’d do against same size fighters! No one would want that smoke 🚫🔥
Gallagher is good but she fights too safe for my liking. If you gonna be champion, go out there and dominate not just point score with no risk. Real champs take chances.
Yeah exactly! She plays it too careful like she scared to mix it up 😒 That ain’t how champions supposed to act especially when holding three belts.
Why does McComb get a title shot talk when he only got five knockouts in twenty wins? That ain’t championship stuff man, champs supposed to stop guys not just poke them with jabs every round.
I think these small cards are better than them big ones on TV with too much lights and trash talk. You can feel the hits more in small places like Sheffield Arena, feels more real and raw 💥
Gallagher didn’t impress me much. She was just jabbing and moving, no power or damage done really. I think Hellewell shoulda got the win or at least a draw for trying to make a real fight.
McComb only won cause he ran around the ring after round two. That ain’t boxing, that’s just not getting hit and throwing jabs. Crocker was trying to fight for real and deserved better from judges.
I don’t get how Kraus beat a bigger guy like Forrest so easy. Size should matter more but it don’t seem to. If someone smaller hits harder, what’s the point of weight classes? 🤷♂️
It’s cuz Forrest didn’t fight smart. Just bein big ain’t enough if you get hit clean all night and don’t move your head at all. Kraus had better skills, that’s it.