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Swindon boxer takes Irish cruiserweight title

A boxer from Swindon has won the vacant Irish cruiserweight title in a fight in Belfast over the weekend.

Luke Watkins defeated 37-year-old Ian Tims after a stoppage in the fourth round.

Speaking to 麻豆社 Wiltshire's Marie Indge he said: "I came out feeling good, feeling fresh."

The former New College student is now in the record books for becoming the first black Irish cruiserweight title holder.

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