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Pat McCormack vs. Miguel Parra full card results as Sunderland boxing star batters foe to win WBA welterweight eliminator

Dom Farrell

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Pat McCormack vs. Miguel Parra full card results as Sunderland boxing star batters foe to win WBA welterweight eliminator image

Pat McCormack burnished his world-level ambitions with a dominant ninth-round stoppage of Miguel Parra in Sunderland.

Backed by a vociferous hometown crowd, McCormack moved to 8-0 in a one-sided WBA welterweight eliminator, with Parra's corner deciding they had seen enough after their man sustained punishment in the penultimate round of the scheduled 10.

Parra (25-6-1) entered the bout on a three-fight winning streak and was ranked 12th by the WBA, but McCormack, in seventh spot, soon showed that approximation of the gulf in class was generous.

In the opening session, the former amateur standout's speed was to the fore and a left-hook, right-hand combination jolted Parra. Frequently, the Mexican looked unsteady under McCormack's crisp rights.

The only blot during the one-way action early on was McCormack sometimes straying low to earn a warning from the referee. In round six, he went noticeably south of the border to have a point taken off.

Nevertheless, it was punishing head shots drilling Parra into the ropes that were the enduring memory of the contest. He got through one such onslaught in round seven, but the shellacking in the ninth meant his team wisely opted to save their man for another day.

WATCH: Pat McCormack vs. Miguel Parra on DAZN

Rolly Romero is the current WBA champion at a time when the 147-pound division is in a state of flux. Lewis Crocker and Paddy Donovan will contest the vacant IBF crown in a highly anticipated all-Irish rematch on September 13.

Jaron 'Boots' Ennis and Vergil Ortiz stepping up to super welterweight means there is a fairly open field to crown the next king of the division. Now aged 30, McCormack knows the time is ripe to put himself into the conversation.

Pat McCormack vs. Miguel Parra main card results

  • Pat McCormack def. Miguel Parra (RTD 9/10); Welterweight
  • Troy Williamson def. Mark Dickinson (TKO 9/10) to win the English Super Middleweight title
  • Leo Atang def. Cristian Uwaka (TKO 1/4); Heavyweight
  • Sandy Ryan def. Jade Grierson (UD 10); Welterweight
  • Cameron Vuong def. Reuquen Arce (PTS 8); Lightweights
  • Adam Maca def. Francisco Rodriguez (TKO 4/4); Bantamweights
  • Tiah Mai Ayton def. Cristian Uwaka (TKO 4/6); Bantamweight
  • Bradley Casey def. Goran Kozul (PTS 4), Cruiserweights
DAZN

Pat McCormack vs. Miguel Parra tune-in info

  • Date: Saturday, September 6
  • Start time: 7 p.m.
  • Main event start time (approx.):10 p.m.
  • Location: Sunderland, UK 
  • Stream: DAZN

Pat McCormack vs. Miguel Parra will be available on DAZN.

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Dom Farrell

Dom is the senior content producer for Sporting News UK. He previously worked as fan brands editor for Manchester City at Reach Plc. Prior to that, he built more than a decade of experience in the sports journalism industry, primarily for the Stats Perform and Press Association news agencies. Dom has covered major football events on location, including the entirety of Euro 2016 and the 2018 World Cup in Paris and St Petersburg respectively, along with numerous high-profile Premier League, Champions League and England international matches. Cricket and boxing are his other major sporting passions and he has covered the likes of Anthony Joshua, Tyson Fury, Wladimir Klitschko, Gennadiy Golovkin and Vasyl Lomachenko live from ringside.