New British champion Sam Noakes could be fighting for a world title this time next year. That’s the target the Maidstone boxer and manager Francis Warren are working towards after a brilliant performance on Saturday night.
Noakes, 26, stopped fellow unbeaten boxer Lewis Sylvester in the fourth round of their bout at the Copper Box Arena in London.
He put his man down twice in the third before another knockdown in round four saw the towel come in from the Yorkshireman’s corner.
Victory saw Noakes add the British and WBO International lightweight titles to his Commonwealth and WBC International Silver belts. “It’s hard work carrying them all,” joked Noakes. “They’re in my living room at the minute. “I don’t know what my mum wants to do with them - she’s the boss in here.