Francis Jones of Darlington continued his winning streak with the evening's most convincing performance in overcoming Birmingham challenger, Pedro Thompson, writes Craig Stoddart.

At the end of the six rounds a six-point margin separated the two boxers as Jones remained unruffled by Thompson, winning every round despite injuring his right hand early on.

Jones admits the atmosphere during the summer show at the Dolphin Centre - his first fight in his hometown - spurred him on, but this time he stayed calm and didn't let the crowd affect his him.

"My trainer, Neil Fannon, just said 'calm yourself down' so I did what I'm taught to do and that's box," he said.

"Last time was a bit of a brawl and people said it was exciting but I'm more of a boxer.

"Hurting my hand meant I had an important part of my arsenal taken away from me so I just had to be careful. If I'd gone for it I might have been out for six months.

"He was a big lad - they always seem to be bigger than you when you're fighting them - with muscles everywhere. I just out-boxed him, didn't let him get into the fight."

The win takes Jones's undefeated record to six wins and plus a draw with Sunderland boxer, Danny More whom Jones intends to face early next year.

* The first bout of the evening saw Ricky Calhoon of the Midlands comprehensively defeat Don Hendrix from Nuneaton, with a first round knockout.