Angel Gomes has sent his congratulations to boxer Marc Leach following his momentous title victory on Friday night.
The former Manchester United playmaker heaped praise on his fellow Salfordian after he captured the vacant British super-bantamweight title on Friday in a points victory over the previously undefeated Chris Bourke at Bethnal Green's York Hall. It was a gruelling and hard-hitting contest that went the distance before Leach was crowned the winner, with a final scorecard of 117-111, 116-113 and 116-112.
Leach has come in for plenty of adulation after his excellent performance and Gomes has been quick to offer his own. "@march_leach the whole of Salford is with you!" he tweeted. You’ve done the estate proud, what a performance !! #Salford."
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Leach became only the second person from Salford to capture a Lonsdale belt after his trainer, Jamie Moore, and after the fight he gave a shout out to his hometown. "I'd love to win it outright, Jamie won it outright, I'd like to win it I want to keep it at home," he told BT Sport.
"But you know it'd be silly to turn down an opportunity for something bigger and better. Hopefully, we can get out quick defend it three times, keep it at home and then move on to conquer the world then. [This is] for the whole of Salford, putting Salford back on the map."
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