Light at the end of the tunnel

ATMOSPHERE

IT’S A long time since I heard a bout booed and I can’t recall ever hearing it during a ‘world title’ clash, but a sizeable number of those in attendance at Manchester Arena were distinctly unimpressed at the fare being served up by Hackney’s Lawrence Okolie and New Zealander David Light. Okolie, a boxer inactive for just over a year in which training and promotional teams have changed, prevailed in a onesided yet oft gritty, ugly encounter.

Bearded Light, to be fair, took what heavy punishment came his way, which until the later stages wasn’t a great deal, without ever looking like wilting but he didn’t really offer a great deal by