Leeds United fan Josh Warrington successfully defends English title

Josh Warrington successfully defended his English featherweight title with a unanimous points victory over Slough’s Ian Bailey at Elland Road on Friday night.

By Andrew Hunt

Published 28th Sep 2013, 02:07 BST

Josh Warrington with the English featherweight belt after victory over Ian Bailey.

Leeds United fan Warrington had the support of a huge home crowd and produced a terrific display to inflict an emphatic victory.

Bailey sustained a nasty cut over his right eye in the eighth round and for a time, it appeared as though the bout would be stopped.

Bailey battled on gamely and deserved to hear the bell at the end of 10 absorbing rounds.

I awarded Warrington a shut-out 100 points to 90 victory - winning all 10 rounds, while the official judges scorecards read 100-91, 98-92, 100-90.

Full report, reaction, pictures and interviews in next week’s papers.