The British boxing champion with the world at her feet

Savannah Marshall put on a show to win a first world title in October but already has her sights set on bigger and better things to come

Savannah Marshall won a first world title in October (Mark Robinson)

Savannah Marshall could not care less about the pomp and circumstance of boxing.

It’s why the newly-crowned WBO middleweight champion’s belt lies under her mum’s bed just weeks after she dismantled Scotland’s Hannah Rankin to claim the prize.

The 29-year-old Hartlepool native’s performance in winning her first world title was nothing short of emphatic at Wembley Arena, forcing her opponent to her knee in the seventh round.