Aroon Fiaz wins by TKO - draw for Tony Jones
Aroon Fiaz's introduction to pro boxing went with a bang - but Tony Jones was held to a draw by a debutant on the same card.
The two featured on promoter Tommy Owens' show in the Holte Suite at Aston Villa Football Club on Saturday night,
Fiaz enjoyed a knockout debut, as he stopped opponent James Conroy in the fourth and last round of their super middleweight contest.
The 23-year-old, known as 'Harry,' is the first person of Asian descent from Telford to box as a professional and performed well on his paid bow.
The Wellington Boxing Academy graduate controlled the first round off the jab and began to work his way in from the second.
He began to dig into the body with the left hook in the third and forced the finish in the fourth, after trapping Conroy in the corner.
He worked the body with hooks as he kept his guard high and referee Terry O'Connor spared him any unnecessary punishment, jumping in for an early finish.
Fiaz dedicated his maiden victory to the late Len Woodhall, respected Shropshire boxing guru and father of former WBC world super middleweight champion Richie.
Jones paid for a slow start in his welterweight four-rounder against Irvin Magno, who was punching for pay for the first time.
The 24-year-old from Brookside gave away the first round and was forced onto his toes for most of the second, leaving him with work to do.
'Blaze' pushed Magno, who never stopped coming forward, back in the third and threw big shots himself, which his rival was tough enough to withstand.
Jones went after him in the fourth trying to take the decision out of the referee's hands, but it was ultimately down to O'Connor to pick a winner. He had it all square, 38-38.
