Too Much Of Everything

European champ Yigit turns back brave challenge from Hughes.

- ​​​​​​​Andy Whittle

DESPITE his best attempts, Malmesbury challenger Joe Hughes found Sweden’s European super-lightweight champ Anthony Yigit had a little too much in his armoury when the pair clashed at Leicester Arena on this Cyclone Promotions show.

Yigit, who had widely outpointed Lenny Daws to claim the vacant title 10 months ago, took a little time to settle into his stride. Having taken a fair few to the body, he also picked up some early damage below the left eye, but once into his stride he seldom looked back, and by the halfway stage - with Joe’s attacks having lessened in both frequency and ferocity - was firmly in control.

Scores at the finish read 118-112 (Adrio Zannoni) 118-110 (Bela Florian) and 119-109 (Manuel Oliver Palomo) reflected how one-sided it had become. Italian Massimiliano Bianco was the referee.

Having secured the IBO InterContinental bauble last time out Northampton’s Chantelle Cameron went one better when she forced the retirement of Swiss based Brazilian Viviane Obenauf at the conclusion of the sixth to win the IBO lightweight title.

Truth told, the contest never looked likely to run its course and referee Michael Alexander had looked closely on a couple of occasions as the disheartened Brazilian, never previously halted and who had found the target with a few early rights, came under increasing fire.