SAM NOAKES retained his European light-weight title after opponent Gianluca Ceglia pulled out after eight accomplished rounds.
The Italian didn’t throw many pictures and provided zero risk to the Maidstone fighter who strikes to 15-0 with 14 wins inside the gap.
Noakes’ first defence at York Corridor was a one-sided affair with the champion shifting ahead all through selecting pictures to move and physique however it by no means regarded as if he had his necessary challenger harm. Ceglia alternatively was content material to tuck up and soak up no matter got here his manner and provide some cameo bursts of pictures which reminded you he was a fighter.
A clubbing proper from Noakes in spherical six shifted the veteran however he didn’t capitalise on the small opening.
The 27-year-old champion was successful each minute of each spherical and because the rounds racked up the trouble from Ceglia lessened. With the 34-year-old’s face starting to mark-up the tip was nigh and on the finish of spherical eight he spoke together with his coach Gaetano Nesparo indicating there was an issue with the suitable facet of his face. That was then reported to referee Fabian Guggenheim and who known as the struggle off a couple of moments later.
“His expertise confirmed,” Noakes stated of his opponent afterwards.
“He was a harder fighter than I believed he could be. However even once I was throwing jabs he didn’t actually have a solution. It was a very good studying struggle. All people’s speaking about these huge fighters however I’ve nonetheless solely had 15 fights. I’ve nonetheless acquired quite a bit to be taught and fights like this are actually going to convey me on.”
Coach Alan Smith commented, “It’s one other step nearer to the world title and he’s studying each time.”
In the meantime, Noakes’ supervisor Francis Warren stated, “Clearly, there’s names we’d wish to chase after however he’s in an amazing place. The alternatives will current themselves. Denys Berinchyk holds that [WBO] world title and that appears the pure path to take as and when it presents itself. We’re in no rush.”
