Boxing: Jones makes winning return to ring in home town

Friday night saw the return of Leeds boxer Damon Jones to the ring for the first time since July last year on the Mark Bateson and Camp Detox promotion.

Jones (14-1) put in a controlled display on home turf against decent Simone Lucas (8-29-5). Jones used his superior boxing to score a 60-54 victory over six rounds.

Fight of the night was the four-round draw between hometown Russ Midgeley ( 0-7-2) and Hull’s Luke Fash ( 1-3-1). Fash was knocked down in the first and second but showed brilliant powers of recovery for the final rounds to finish on 38 points apiece.