Pat Brown chopped down John Hedges with a sixth-round body shot Saturday night, capturing the vacant British and Commonwealth cruiserweight titles before his Manchester supporters.
The Matchroom card took place at Co-op Live and was streamed live on DAZN. Brown (7-0, 7 KOs) also retained his WBA International and IBF Intercontinental belts while passing his most difficult professional test.
Hedges (12-1, 3 KOs) used his 6’6″ frame well in the opening round, circling away from Brown’s right hand and making the shorter puncher follow him. Brown began closing the distance in the second, attacking the body and turning the fight into a physic
