An amateur boxer from Greater Manchester has pulled off a shock victory at the World Boxing Championships in Liverpool by beating an Olympic silver medallist.
Will Hewitt, from Leigh, edged out Munarbek Seiitbek Uulu on points in their last-16 lightweight bout.
Team England fighter Hewitt, 23, said: “I’m buzzing, over the moon.
“When you win in front of [friends and family] it’s the best feeling ever.”
Hewitt was only a late selection for England at the tournament after Jack Dryden had to pull out with a hand injury.
Seiitbek Uulu, from Kyrgyzstan, took silver at the 2024 Paris Olympics in the 57kg division.
