July 9, 1993. Newcastle, England
Eager to figt after the Gardner fiasco, Bangla brought Bob Young down to Newcastle. This Glaswegian had been a decent amateur and had won 9 of his 11 fights, but he lacked the big punch he'd need to make the grade. Most writers thought this was an attempt to pad out Jowls's record rather than progress up the British rankings. The purse was only £8,000, paltry compared to the Gardner fight, but Bangla knew what his boy needed was more experience ahead of the big fights to come.
Round 1. Jowls all the way although Bob Young did offer a lot coming forward, but JJ was simply too good and landed some key punches. In particular, Jowls's work inside must've scored heavily.
Round 2. More even this round. Jowls looked to fire the uppercut which he landed to good effect at least twice on the inside. Young landed crosses, right and left, up top.
Round 3. Another fairly even, quieter round. Jowls started keenly with a left uppercut inside. A lot of clinching and spoiling ensued. When they broke Jowls tried to attack and Yound countered with a left swing to the head and then a straight left. Jowls then landed a solid jab of his own. Jowls still ahead at this point, but only just.
Round 4. Wham! Jowls found a left hook and put Yound down against the ropes. The Scotsman was counted out as he tried to rise, 37 seconds into the 4th round.
Strangely, the ref had Jowls two rounds up after three on his card. But no matter, this was an impressive win for JJ, his fourth win in a row.
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