Earlier, junior featherweight Marcus Sutherland made light work of late-replacement Kerim Agius, stopping him in the opening round. Agius was scheduled to top a bill in Liverpool, England, in a rematch against Kurt Wiggins after their entertaining clash back in June 2024. Agius withdrew just days before the scheduled clash to instead travel up to Glasgow to face the hard-hitting Sutherland, now 9-0 (6 KOs), on short notice. It may be a decision Agius regrets, as Sutherland instantly applied the pressure and beat Agius from pillar to post.