Bicester welterweight Daza Usher recorded his ninth professional victory with a first-round technical knockout success against the previously unbeaten Karl Wiggins in a dinner show at Villa Park leisure centre.

Usher, the newly-crowned British Masters champion, started the contest confidently using a fast jab to great effect.

That culminated in a sharp one-two combination that rocked the strong and muscular Bournemouth fighter back on his heels.

Realising he was losing the round, Wiggins decided to commit himself with a salvo of punches.

That played right into Usher’s hands as the Oxfordshire boxer countering superbly with a fast counter right-hander that landed clean on his opponent’s chin.

Wiggins fell back on his heels,with only the ropes keeping him upright.

Seeing that his rival was clearly hurt, Usher upped the attacks as he went for a quick finish.

After throwing a three punch combination, the referee jumped in between the two fighters in order to spare Wiggins from further punishment before raising Usher’s arm to stretch his professional record to nine wins and four losses from his 13 contests.

“I’m really pleased with my recent run of victories and I’m keen to keep the ball rolling,” said Usher.

“I am still on a high from winning my first professional title, so this vicGOOD WORK: Bicester welterweight Daza Usher on his way to victory against Bournemouth’s Karl Wiggins at Aston Villa leisure centre in Birmingham to make it nine professional wins for the Oxfordshire fighter Round-up Usher seals a ninth success with first-round knock-out bicesteradvertiser.net/sport Thursday, April 2, 2015 BICESTER ADVERTISER 31 BOXING tory has made it all the sweeter for me.”

l JUNIOR National Novice Champion, Ashley Banks, from Bicester, showed his class against Coalville BC’s Owen Neeson at Banbury Boxing Club’s show at the town’s Spiceball leisure centre.

The tall light-welter weight, who is a member of the Banbury club, used his reach advantage to box cleanly at range.

And he also handled Neeson’s attempts to get in close and smother his clean work.

Banks, who won his national title in December, showed his developing range of shots boxing up close and fighting out of clinches as he claimed a unanimous points decision from the judges.

A total of 20 clubs from all over the country participated in the four-anda half-hour event which consisted of 18 junior, youth and senior male and female bouts and was watched by around 500 spectators.