Prince Arron was crowned Prizefighter light-middleweight champion after pipping Brett Flournoy in the final at Bethnal Green.
Scaffolder walks tall to clinch victory in 10th edition of tournament
Prince Arron was crowned Prizefighter light-middleweight champion after pipping Brett Flournoy at York Hall in Bethnal Green.
The scaffolder from Droylsden picked up a cheque for £32,000 thanks to a crucial knockdown in the third and final round in the final.
Flournoy had been ahead up until that stage but his trip to the canvas cost him dearly - all three judges giving it to his opponent by a score of 29-28.
Arron had earlier impressed in points victories over George Hillyard and then former Commonwealth champion Bradley Pryce in the last four.
Peach
"I came here to win it - not to go out in the first round or the semis," he told
Sky Sports after winning the 10th edition of the tournament.
"After beating Bradley Pryce I just knew. I knew I had the competition won.
"Brett was a bit awkward as a southpaw, but I picked up in the third round and managed to get the knockdown.
"In the third round I came to life, stepped across him with a peach of a right hand and got the victory."
Arron had only just made it into the field after having issues at the weigh-in. The lanky 22-year-old originally scaled 1lb 7oz more than the championship weight before a quick exercise session saw him make the 11st 2lb limit.
The exertions at the weigh-in didn't bother him in the opening fight of the night, as he comfortably saw off Hillyard thanks to his solid jab.
Pryce, who had got the better of Neil Sinclair in the battle of the two pre-event favourites, also failed to stop the 22-year-old in a one-sided semi-final.
Flournoy's path to the final had started out with a low-key triumph over Danny Butler before getting a split decision over Steve O'Meara.
A sparring partner of Floyd Mayweather Jnr who had beaten Martin Concepcion earlier, O'Meara had been well backed prior to the first bell but lost the battle of the unbeatens 29-28, 28-29, 29-28.
