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Throb · Sun May 20, 2007 1:13 pm OAKEY IS UK's NEW LIGHT HEAVEY WEIGHT CHAMPION

Tony Oakey was crowned Britain's new light heavyweight champion after stopping Steve Spartacus in the final round of their fight in London.
Oakey dominated the 12-round bout at the ExCel Arena and looked to be heading for a landslide points win.

But the Portsmouth fighter decided to step up his efforts in the final round and forced referee Richie Davies to rescue Spartacus after 34 seconds.

It was the first time Spartacus, from Ipswich, had ever been stopped.

Oakey and Spartacus had been matched for the vacant title by the British Boxing Board of Control after they stripped former champion Peter Oboh of his belt for failing to defend against Oakey at Wembley Arena last month.

The board have ruled that Oakey's first defence must be against Brian Magee, the number one light heavyweight contender from Belfast, before the end of October.

cheesemonster · Sun May 20, 2007 7:29 pm

good to see Oakey is 'back' after a few controversial years,

a controversial points 'loss' of his world title to matthew barney, a failed drugs test, some daft injuries and opponents pulling out at the last minute

i'm glad he got another chance to prove himself

Peter Parka · Mon May 21, 2007 2:07 pm

Congratulations to him. Sparticus is a hard man to beat!

Public Enemy · Tue May 22, 2007 7:10 pm

Well done to the Portsmouth fighter, glad to see he's managed to pull through a rough patch in his life and has stuck to his boxing.