Report: Amir Khan vs Scott Lawton

Going into his fight on October 6 with Amir Khan, Scott Lawton described the bout with the Commonwealth lightweight champion as ‘like a world title fight’ for him; but it was to last under ten minutes.

The 31-year-old fighter from Stoke lost the fight early in the forth round after referee Victor Loughlin deemed Lawton to be in no condition to continue.

Lawton suffered an onslaught of punches in the opening seconds of the round after Khan landed a perfect left hook on the local boxer, before finishing the job with a series of uppercuts, giving the referee no choice but to end the fight, much to the disappointment of Lawton and his following army in the 7,500 strong Nottingham crowd.

Lawton entered the ring to the tune of Delilah, in a Stoke City football shirt sporting the number one on his back, but he found himself second best to Khan from the first bell, despite the Khan camp forgetting to give their boxer his gum shield at the start of the first round.

Bolton born Khan, 20, took advantage of a hesitant start from Lawton and managed to land several early punches, including an important big right hand shot, aimed to show recent critics he could be a world champion.

Lawton’s best moment perhaps came in the second round when he was caught by a quick left hand shot, which he countered when Khan let his guard down, allowing him to connect with a strong right handed punch.

Khan soon picked up where he left off in the first round, and with 10 seconds remaining managed to get Lawton into a corner, before connecting with a well timed left hook, which proved to be the beginning of the end.

Lawton never recovered from the late hit and entered the third round looking tired, allowing Khan to beat him to the punch on most occasions.

Khan used the round to further sap the strength out of his opponent, landing numerous body shots on Lawton, before finishing up in the next round.

Lawton managed a quick embrace with his victor after the fight, but the night was all Khan’s as he set his sights on becoming the world champion.

by Steven Kennedy