Movsar Evloev crashed the London party in enemy territory on Saturday night, beating Lerone Murphy by majority decision in an impressive performance amid the backdrop of a hostile crowd.
Evloev (20-0) stays unbeaten and will now surely be next in line for a shot at Alexander Volkanovski’s featherweight belt.
In front of a bouncing O2, Murphy (17-1-1) failed to really assert himself against the No. 1 contender, despite a fast start, and although a point taken off Evloev for low blows in the fourth round raised the possibility of a draw, it ultimately didn’t matter with Russian Evloev silencing the crowd in the English capital.
