Dave Oakes recaps this past Friday's Commonwealth and British super-bantamweight title clash between Jason Booth and Matthew Marsh.

Jason Booth claimed the vacant Commonwealth title on Friday night, in addition to making a successful defence of his British super-bantamweight title. He had to use all of his experience and ring savvy to grind out an arduous stoppage victory over Matthew Marsh. The end came due to a nasty cut above Marsh’s right eye but the fight had been very even up until that point.

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Dave Oakes previews Friday night's Sky Sports main-event featuring the British super-bantamweight title clash between Jason Booth and Matthew Marsh.

Jason Booth and Matthew Marsh square off for the British super-bantamweight title this Friday at the Harvey Hadden Leisure Centre, Nottingham. This will be the first time Booth has headlined a show in his hometown since late 2003 (a hard fought split-decision victory over Lunga Ntontela).

A lot has happened to Booth since the Ntontela fight, including his much publicised fall from grace due to alcohol addiction – a problem that caused his two year hiatus from boxing. It was a problem that crept up on him, one minute he was a hard training boxer who liked a drink, the next he was an ex boxer who always needed a drink. The downfall of his brother Nicky due to crack addiction should’ve come as a warning to him, but if anything, it only increased his desire to find solace in the bottle.

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