Revenge - Callum Simpson reclaims titles from Troy Williamson

Redemption for Callum Simpson in Leeds

Callum Simpson reclaimed the British and Commonwealth super-middleweight titles after earning a unanimous decision Troy Williamson rematch.

The 29-year-old Barnsley boxer, Callum Simpson (19-1, 13 KOs), avenged the only loss of his pro career, by defeating Troy Williamson *22-5-1, 16 KOs).

The British battlers delivered another barnstormer for the fans, this time in the First Direct Arena in Leeds, which the judges scored 116-112, 117-112 and 115-113 in Simpson's favour.

The former European champion, fighting under new trainer Rob McCracken, rocked Darlington's Williamson with a big right hand in the third round.

But "The Trojan" hung in and stung the challenger in the eighth round. Then, knowing he needed a knockout, he took the fight to Simpson in the final round.

However, that late rally was not enough to stop Yorkshire's Simpson improving his professional record to 19 wins and one loss. Chasing redemption, Simpson was always just ahead in a very close contest.

"It feels amazing," said an excited Simpson. "I really didn't want it to be that exciting, but Troy is a tough fighter. He won the last fight so he [had] every right to be confident.

"What everyone doesn't know is that, in the last fight, I perforated both my eardrums in the first round. I was an absolute mess so that fight for me was just trying to survive.

"But I didn't make any excuses. I've come back better, learned from it and I knew I was going to get the win tonight."

Simpson's promoter Ben Shalom said the fight was "unbelievable" and praised Williamson, now 22-5 with one draw, as he "kept coming".

But Shalom feels Simpson is back in world-title contention and hopes to secure him a shot in the next 12 months.

"In boxing, people are so quick to write someone off," he added. "The amount of people that told me 'do not take that rematch'.

"We took it, [Simpson] did it and I'm so happy for him."