21 november 2026 - Manchester UK

A FAST START FOR THE GIANT

Hofmeyer came out fast. From the opening bell he used his size and reach to push O'Neill back. Halfway through the first round he landed a hard shot that put O'Neill down. O'Neill got up, cleared his head and made it through the rest of the round, but it was a rough start for The Young Gun.

The second round looked much the same. Hofmeyer stayed in control. He kept up the pressure, won the exchanges and gave O'Neill little room to settle. After two rounds the German had a clear lead on the scorecards.

THE YOUNG GUN FIRES BACK

In the third round the fight changed. O'Neill seemed to wake up. He got his feet moving, went to the body and started landing the cleaner, sharper shots. Hofmeyer's early pace began to fade, and O'Neill made him pay for it.

O'Neill stayed on top through rounds four and five. He beat Hofmeyer to the punch, made him miss and won the exchanges in the middle of the ring. With every round he grew more confident. By the end of the fifth he had won three straight rounds and erased most of Hofmeyer's early lead.

ONE PUNCH CHANGES EVERYTHING

O'Neill came out for the sixth looking to finish the job and went straight on the attack. That aggression cost him. As he moved in, Hofmeyer timed him with a short, brutal uppercut that came straight up through his guard.
O'Neill went down hard. He bravely got back to his feet before the count was over, but he was clearly hurt. The referee looked at him and decided he had seen enough. He waved off the fight and gave Hofmeyer the stoppage win in the sixth round.

O'Neill showed a lot of heart. He came back from an early knockdown and had the better of the middle rounds. In the end, though, Hofmeyer's power decided the fight. He showed he can turn a fight around with a single punch, even when he is behind. O'Neill should take confidence from his comeback, but this time the German Giant had the final say.

RESULT: Jurgen Hofmeyer def. Tim O'Neill by TKO after 1:55 in round 6