BEN ‘The Entertainer’ Day suffered a first defeat as a professional boxer – defending champion Floyd ‘Pacman’ Moore retaining his Southern Area lightweight title after thrilling fight.

Portsmouth’s Moore (13-6-1) outpointed former Teignmouth man Day (8-0-1) 97-95 at York Hall to keep his Southern Area lightweight belt, thus handing the challenger his first loss in a four-and-a-half year professional career.

The ten-rounds of the action-packed championship contest saw back and forth action between the warring pair who equally left it all in the ring on the night, much to the excitement of the York Hall faithful, who were cheering wildly on their feet from their chosen positions around the ‘Home of Boxing’.

‘Pacman’ had more than 250 fans in the crowd and was clearly the more popular fighter on the night. That, coupled with his current ownership of the belt possibly tilted the decision towards his corner.

‘The Entertainer’ was aiming to become a two-weight Southern Area champion, after winning the super-lightweight version in his previous fight against Ryan Taylor.

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