Sandor Martin defeated Joe Hughes on points in SpainJoe Hughes was unable to regain the European super-lightweight title as he suffered a unanimous decision defeat to Sandor Martin in Barcelona. Hughes had attempted to reclaim the European title, having lost the belt in a hard-fought point loss to Robbie Davies Jnr in March, and the 29-year-old tried to enforce his aggressive tactics in the early rounds. ⛽SANDOR TOO SLICKSandor Martin was too classy for Joe Hughes over the 12 rounds in Barcelona and retained his European title 🇪🇸👑📺Watch Martin v Hughes and Avanesyan v Del Rio On Demand from Friday morning pic.twitter.com/YS51poYKbX — Sky Sports Boxing (@SkySportsBoxing) December 12, 2019But Martin refused to be pinned down, replying with eye-catching combinations, and then evaded late attempts from Hughes to seek a dramatic stoppage win. On the same bill in Spain, David Avanesyan defended his European welterweight title with a ruthless first-round knockout of Jose Del Rio. 🥊BRING ON KELLY!💥@DavidAvaBoxer set up an exciting encounter with @JOSHPBK after he stopped Jose Del Rio in the first round to retain his European title 💪NOW!

Source: Sky sports December 12, 2019 23:48 UTC