Simpson avenges only loss in Williamson rematch

Callum Simpson reclaimed the British and Commonwealth super‑middleweight titles with a unanimous decision victory over Troy Williamson in their Leeds rematch. The win avenged the sole loss of Simpson’s career, a 10th‑round stoppage inflicted by Williamson in December. Judges scored the bout 116‑112, 117‑112 and 115‑113 in Simpson’s favour. At 29 years old and working under new trainer Rob McCracken, Simpson landed a significant left hand that rocked Williamson in the third round. Williamson, 34, weathered the early storm, stung Simpson in the eighth round and, sensing he needed a knockout, took the fight to Simpson in the final stanza. Despite that late rally, Simpson improved his professional record to 19 wins and one loss. "It feels amazing," said Simpson. "I truly didn't privation it to beryllium that exciting, but Troy is simply a pugnacious fighter. He won the past combat truthful helium [had] each close to beryllium confident." "What everyone doesn't cognize is that, successful the past fight, I perforated some my eardrums successful the archetypal round. I was an implicit messiness truthful that combat for maine was conscionable trying to survive." "But I didn't marque immoderate excuses. I've travel backmost better, learned from it and I knew I was going to get the triumph tonight." Ben Shalom described the contest as ""the combat was "unbelievable" and praised Williamson, present 22-5 with 1 draw, arsenic helium "kept coming"." He added that Simpson is back in world‑title contention and hopes to secure him a shot within the next 12 months. "In boxing, radical are truthful speedy to constitute idiosyncratic off," helium added. "The magnitude of radical that told maine 'do not instrumentality that rematch'." "We took it, [Simpson] did it and I'm truthful blessed for him."