Boxing Neves manages to rise from the canvas but he couldn't get through three rounds

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Simpson was surprised even to see him get up.

"He just collapsed like a deckchair in front of me," he said. "The referee saved him there."

The Barnsley prizefighter though has stepped into the limelight and made exactly the impression he wanted.

Olympic bronze medallist Karriss Artingstall also enjoyed a great reception from the crowd. From nearby Macclesfield, this was a homecoming bout for Artingstall, one of GB's stars from the Tokyo Games.

Linzi Buczynskyj however, who's won the Central Area title and only lost once in her professional career, was an experienced, competitive opponent for Artingstall to take on in just her third pro outing.

Bolton's Buczynskyj started cleverly, moving off, obliging Artingstall to come after her. Buczynskyj dug in her right and countered with a little uppercut as Artingstall attacked.