LAST NIGHT AT THE PONDS FORGE  INTERNATIONAL SPORTS CENTRE IN SHEFFIELD STOURBRIDGE  BASED ROB NORTON FIGHTING UNDER THE CAPITOL PROMOTIONS BANNER OUT OF COVENTRY PUT UP A GUTSY PERFORMANCE  AGAINST MARK HOBSON FROM HUDDERSFIELD.ROB WENT IN TO THE FIRST ROUND LOOKING PRETTY CONFIDENT AND GOT THROUGH WITH A COUPLE OF GOOD SHOTS TO JUST EDGE HIM THE FIRST ROUND BUT AS THE FIGHT PROGRESSED THROUGH THE SECOND THIRD AND FOURTH ROUNDS HOBSON CAME MORE INTO THE FIGHT TAKING ALL THESE ROUNDS, IN THE SECOND ROUND ROB WAS CAUGHT WITH A STRAIGHT RIGHT FROM HOBSON PUTTING HIM ON THE CANVAS ROB LOOKED BACK IN WITH A CHANCE IN THE FIFTH PUTTING UP A GREAT SHOW BY THE START OF THE SIXTH BOTH FIGHTERS WERE GOING ALL OUT TO FINISH IT ROB HAD A GOOD ROUND UNTIL  THE END OF THE ROUND WHEN  HE WAS PUT DOWN AGAIN. EVERONE WAS HOPING ROB WOULD COME MORE INTO THE FIGHT IN THE SECOND PART OF THE FIGHT BUT IT WASN'T TO BE HOBSON BATTLED THROUGH TO THE END WITH A COUPLE OF NASTY CUTS AND BRUISES TO BE GIVEN THE DECISION 118 TO 110.  NO ONE COULD TAKE ANYTHING AWAY FROM HOBSON HE WAS THE BETTER FIGHTER ON THE NIGHT AND HE PUT UP A GREAT SHOW AND DESERVES TO BE THE NEW BRITISH CHAMPION.