Dave Oakes recaps this past weekend's British boxing action.

Denton Vassell won the vacant Commonwealth welterweight title on Friday night after a hard fought battle with Lee Purdy at the Robin Park Centre, Wigan.

Purdy edged the opening two rounds on my card, Vassell was stalking Purdy and targeting his body but Purdy was the sharper of the two, especially with the straight right, which he thudded home a couple of times to good effect.

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