Jamie Arthur Beats Hughes, Wins Commonwealth Gold

By Mark Vester

At the Troxy in Limehouse, London, Jamie Arthur (18-4, 4KOs) reached his dream by winning the vacant Commonwealth super bantamweight title with a unanimous points victory over previously undefeated Kris Hughes (12-1-1KOs). Arthur lost two points during the fight for low blows. The scores were 114-112, 114-112 and 114-113.

Hughes stunned Arthur in the first and cut him above the left eye in the second. Arthur began a comeback in the third with accurate punches. He lost a point in the fifth for a low blow and again in the eleventh, but his combinations were more accurate and he landed the better punches to get the nod from the judges.