Shropshire boxer Mark Lloyd’s winning return
Wednesday 6th October 2010, 6:01PM BST.
Shropshire boxer Mark Lloyd has made a winning return to the ring after a five month absence.
The Shifnal puncher ran out a 39-38 points winner over Luke Osman of Wales in a four-round contest at Birmingham on Monday night.
Lloyd took the fight – which saw him step up to light middleweight from welterweight – at short notice.
And the 35-year-old admitted he wasn’t at his best.
“I only knew about the fight two weeks before and, while I was fit, the sharpness from being in the gym wasn’t there,” said Lloyd.
“I caught him with a couple of good shots but couldn’t finish him off and it was a good old-fashioned tear-up.
“But it’s a win and I will stay in the gym in the hope of having a title shot before Christmas.”
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