Papot dropped Eubank in the second round for an eight-count from referee John Latham. Eubank answered with a knockdown of Papot in the seventh round, but Papot regained control by scoring two more knockdowns in the tenth and final round.
The scores were 115-110, 115-109, and 113-111.
IBF European welterweight champion Kiernan Molloy (15-0, 8 KOs) stopped Sean Noakes (12-1, 5 KOs) at 1:58 of the eighth round of their scheduled 10-round bout.
A clash of heads in the third round opened a cut on Noakes’ forehead. Molloy scored a knockdown with a right hook to the chin in the eighth round before referee Ron Kearney halted the contest.
Aaron Prospere (16-2, 4 KOs) defeated Mikey Sakyi (14-6, 5 KOs) by unanimous decision over 10 rounds to win the vacant BBBofC English super lightweight title.
Sakyi dropped Prospere to a knee late in the opening round. Prospere responded by outworking Sakyi through the middle rounds and bloodied Sakyi’s nose in the eighth. He finished strongly to earn scores of 97-92 on all three cards.
Returning after a 15-month layoff, Finley “The Captain” James (9-1) lost a close decision to Jake Henty (10-0, 2 KOs) over 10 rounds for the vacant BBBofC Southern Area super lightweight title.
James controlled much of the early action before Henty rallied in the second half of the fight. James enjoyed a strong ninth round and finished well, but Henty was awarded a 96-94 decision by referee Kieran McCann.
Codie Smith (10-0-1, 1 KO) defeated Ryan Griffiths (8-3-3) over eight rounds.
Referee Amy Pu scored it 78-72.
Heavyweight Matty “Majic” Harris (11-1, 7 KOs) defeated Ben “The Butcher” Vickers (3-5-2, 1 KO) over six rounds.
Harris controlled the fight with his jab and reach advantage before a clash of heads in the fifth round. He maintained control through the final round.
Jay “The Kid” Pitman (5-0) defeated Enzo Munoz (4-16-4, 2 KOs) over six rounds.
Pitman consistently outlanded Munoz throughout the fight and closed strongly to remain unbeaten.
Referee Kieran McCann scored it 60-54.
JP O’Meara (8-0, 1 KO) defeated Cesar Ignacio Paredes (18-39-1, 5 KOs) over six rounds.
O’Meara controlled most of the contest with accurate left hands to the body and head, while Paredes enjoyed his best moments during the fifth round before O’Meara finished the fight strongly.
Referee Amy Pu scored it 58-56.
Jamie “The Saint” Barrett (2-0, 1 KO) stopped Stefan “The Wasp” Vincent (2-48) at 2:27 of the opening round.
Barrett dominated from the opening bell, forcing referee Amy Pu to halt the contest after Vincent absorbed a series of unanswered punches.
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