In some ways, Saturday night time was simply one other day on the workplace for Sam Noakes. One other win, one other stoppage and one other belt. In years to return, nonetheless, the 26-year-old from Maidstone will look again on his victory over Lewis Sylvester as a job significantly properly finished.
Over the course of 4 more and more dominant rounds Noakes (13-0, 13 KO’s) broke down the beforehand unbeaten man from Hull, flooring him thrice and forcing his nook to throw within the towel.
Noakes put in a profession finest efficiency and added the vacant British light-weight title to his Commonwealth strap. He additionally maintained his document of getting stopped each skilled opponent he has confronted. Not a foul night time’s work.
Too typically nowadays, the British title is dismissed as a steppingstone to greater issues. The Lonsdale belt is among the most prestigious belts in boxing and the light-weight title has an particularly wealthy historical past. The belt has handed by way of the palms of Ken Buchanan, Jim Watt, Gavin Rees, Anthony Crolla, Terry Flanagan and Joe Cordina, all of whom went on to win world titles belts.
The second didn’t go Noakes by and after the battle he spoke of his willpower to take all of it in.
“I’m completely speechless,” he advised Queensberry’s YouTube channel. “The entire week’s gone rapidly. Usually, it’s dragging in the direction of the weigh in but it surely’s all flown by. I’ll be house in a few hours, and it’ll be Monday quickly sufficient.
“All I’m enthusiastic about is tonight. I’m gonna get house and luxuriate in it tonight, even all of subsequent week. I’m not enthusiastic about what’s taking place [next]. We’ve obtained loads of time. it’s solely February so it’s gonna be an enormous 2024.”
The following important step for the heavy handed Noakes does appear apparent. On March eighth, European 135lb champion Gavin Gwynne (17-2-1, 5 KO’s) will battle one other vicious puncher. He and Mark Chamberlain (14-0, 10 KO’s) will meet on the undercard of the heavyweight conflict between two-time unified heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua and MMA celebrity Francis Ngannou.
Over the previous couple of years, Noakes has been frequently linked with each fighters and the items have been organized in order that an eventual assembly between he and the winner will likely be greater than only a main home showdown, it’ll transfer the victor to inside placing distance of a world title battle.
“I feel it’s an excellent battle on paper. I can’t actually choose or select. I can see each outcomes coming and I want each the boys the very best,” Noakes mentioned. “Hear, they’re fighters on the finish of the day. I ain’t obtained no downside with them and hopefully I’ll meet the winner on the finish of the yr however I’m simply gonna get pleasure from this. I’m gonna soak this one up for so long as I can as a result of it’ll be forgotten about quickly sufficient and I’ll be on to the subsequent camp.”
