Welborn outpoints Maxwell - Walsall card round-up

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http://static.boxrec.com/wiki/d/d6/Jasonwelborn.jpgJason Welborn (13-2) was crowned British Masters light middleweight champion on Saturday after a close points win over fellow brummie Max Maxwell (16-25-3) at Walsall Town Hall.

 

According to UKO Boxing, the 98-94 verdict was a little wide, but Welborn's performance more than warranted the decison.

 

"It was a good test and I got the win in,” Welborn told UKO.

 

“He's a good kid who pushed me, I knew he came to win, he wanted this fight and I knew he had trained for it. I tried to stick to my boxing, I gritted my teeth when he caught me and came back at him. I was picking my shots and enjoying it. I want to go on to bigger things at light middleweight now.”

 

Also on the EJKO Promotions’ nine-fight bill Midlands area cruiserweight champion Chris Keane (11-1) came back from his second round knockout defeat to Neil Dawson back in May with a four round shutout win over Lithuanian Remigijus Ziausys (20-52-4).

Stafford welterweight Rob Hunt (17-2-2) put in a sharp performance to outpoint Brummie Andrew Patterson (6-41-3). Hunt had Patterson down in the fifth and got the 60-53 decison in his first fight back since bring stopped on a nasty cut in Prizefighter back January.

Stoke lightweight Kevin Hanks (2-3) outpointed veteran Brummie Sid Razak (9-111) and local light welterweight prospect 'Cool Hand' Luke Paddock (4-0) notched up another win against Nuneaton journeyman Kristian Laight (7-156-7).

Tipton welterweight Anthony Tildesley tasted victory on his professional debut against an awkward customer who has yet to - Bheki 'Becks Tiger' Moyo (0-59-2). West Bromwich welter Tom Stokes (2-0) made it two wins out of two by shutting out Tamworth’s Matt Seawright (5-80-5).

 

Tipton featherweight Lee Glover (7-1), last seen against Choi Tseveenpurev in Prizefighter alsmost two years ago, marked his ring return with a second win over Latvian Pavels Senkovs (2-61-5), while Wolverhampton super-featherweight prospect Des Bowater (3-0) comfortably dealt with Chichester's Jonathan Fry (1-8).

 

EJKO Promotions’ next show takes place this Saturday at the Copthorne Hotel, Merry Hill-Dudley, and features former Midlands Area Welterweight champ Steven ‘Fierce’ Pearce, unbeaten Dudley prospect Kyle Spencer against IOW Assassin Jay Morris, Tipton’s Lee Glover boxes Kristian Laight and unbeaten Gornal prospect Lance Brooks is in action.

 

 

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