Galahad had beforehand overwhelmed Dickens in 2013
Child Galahad defeated Jazza Dickens with a stoppage on the finish of the eleventh spherical of an all-British contest to say the vacant IBF world featherweight title.
The 31-year-old dominated the bout on the Matchroom Battle Camp in Essex on Saturday.
The combat was stopped with blood pouring from above the left eye of Dickens after a minimize he suffered within the first spherical.
It’s Galahad’s first world title win in his twenty ninth bout as an expert.
Former champion Josh Warrington had given up the title in January after holding the belt since Might 2018.
Dickens suffered a minimize to his left eyelid early within the bout and later appeared to have suffered a damaged nostril.
Galahad’s solely earlier world title combat resulted in a split-decision factors defeat in opposition to Warrington in 2019.
“It is unbelievable,” he stated. “After 19 years’ laborious work, I’ve lastly acquired the title spherical my waist. It has been a very long time.
“I did not wish to go away it to the referees or judges. Now I wish to win a pair extra titles and unify the division.
“If I combat Warrington, he is not going 12 rounds.”
Talking on BBC Radio 5 Reside, British heavyweight Dillian Whyte stated: “Dickens is a courageous man however I feel they made him take an excessive amount of punishment. His nostril went, his eyes went, however his nook ought to have protected him higher tonight.”
Pundit Steve Bunce added: “It has been a terrific combat, so significantly better than we anticipated and aggressive – despite the fact that all of us had Galahad in entrance.
“That is likely one of the worst cuts I’ve ever seen. A minimize like that might finish a profession.”
The pair had beforehand met in 2013 when Galahad beat Dickens with a Tenth-round stoppage once they fought for the British title at super-bantamweight.
