THEOPHANE RETAINS BRITISH TITLE
Ashley Theophane stopped Ben Murphy in the 11th round to retain his British light-welterweight title on Saturday night.
Theophane struggled to hold off the aggressive Murphy in the opening six rounds and was trailing on all the judges' cards when he finally found the punches to halt the brave challenger.
Murphy charged straight at Theophane from the first bell and the Londoner was forced to cover up for the much of the first two rounds as his pumped-up opponent dug in body shots.
The Sussex man's relentless assaults were clearly unsettling Theophane, who shipped more hooks to head and body in the third, but 'Treasure' showed his class with a crisp right hook in the sixth.
More spiteful hooks left Murphy with a cut eye in the seventh round and he was stopped in his tracks by a flurry from Theophane in the eighth.
Murphy was finally starting to tire and body shots appeared to drain his battling spirit in the 10th before a sustained attack from Theophane in the 11th forced the referee to step in. - http://www.sportinglife.com
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