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Eggington wins Brum tear-up
- Updated: October 22, 2016
Sam Eggington earned a thrilling victory over Frankie Gavin to win the battle of Birmingham on Saturday.
Despite Gavin coming in overweight, he put it all on the line and together with Eggington, produced a sensational fight in the Barclaycard Arena.
The two welterweights met fire with fire, but it was Gavin who, after being knocked down twice, was stopped in the eighth as Eggington claimed the WBC International title.
The fight started very cagily as both Birmingham fighters eased their way into proceedings, Eggington walking down his opponent, wary of any counters coming back, while Gavin looked to get his technical boxing going.
Despite the slow start, the fight quickly caught fire in the third as Eggington caught ‘Funtime’ square and floored him with a short right hook.
Gavin, clearly frustrated with the knockdown, got up and fired back as both men traded spiteful punches in …
