Sport in Short: Boxing

RICHIE WOODHALL successfully defended the Commonwealth middleweight title in Telford, his home town, last night when he outpointed Alfreton's John Ashton to record his 13th consecutive victory.

PROFESSIONAL PROMOTION (Telford) 8-rd light-welterweight: C Saunders (Barnsley) bt M McCreath (Lincoln) rsf 4th; 8-rd light-middleweight: N Brown (Burton) bt E Loveridge (Stourport) ko 4th; 8-rd light-middleweight: R McCracken (Birmingham) bt H Fleary (Huddersfield) pts; 12-rd Commonwealth middleweight title: R Woodhall (Telford) bt J Ashton (Alfreton) pts.