IF THERE was such a thing as Bovril cocktails, Black Country fight fans would’ve drank them while cracking open celebratory packets of scratchings following Tyler Denny’s European middleweight title victory.
In truth, his victory over veteran champ Matteo Signani was somewhat confusing. Signani’s corner, treating a deep, arcing cut over the Italian’s eye caused by a head clash, took an inordinate amount of time to leave the ring at the start of the eighth.
After what seemed an age, but later timed at eight seconds, and with the 44-year-old’s gumshield still not inserted, referee Philippe Wouters waved
