Pitters crowned

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THE last time Redditch played host to pro boxing, almost 70 years ago, the winner of the main event, a lightweight named Johnny Mann, hailed from Birmingham. So light-heavy Shakan Pitters, albeit behind closed doors due to the current situation, was continuing something of a tradition when he widely outpointed Newark’s Chad Sugden to secure the vacant British title.

Shak’s height and reach advantages ultimately proved the difference. Sugden – nursing a nasty cut to the