LUTHER CLAY moved into the top 15 welterweights in the UK with an impressive points victory over experienced Frenchman Renald Garrido at Bracknell Leisure Centre.

Clay was making his return to Bracknell having fought on the road throughout his career, and headlined the blockbuster show on Sunday night.

Elsewhere on the card, there were impressive wins for George Lamport and Jonny Phillips, while WIBF World Champion Kallia Kourouni lost her belts to Kristine Shergold.

Clay began the fight by hurting Garrido to the body, and seemed to be hitting the target whenever he threw.

He appeared to prefer unloading single shots rather than trying to work inside and throw combinations, but his efforts were clearly having an effect as he stunned Garrido early on.

At one point in the fourth round, Clay was caught with a left hook as the two traded up close. However, Clay then saw an opening as he was caught.

He waved the Frenchman forward, inviting him in to throw the same shot, and as he did, Clay slipped his shoulder and threw a vicious left hook to the head.

Clay maintained the same energy throughout the first half of the fight, though the final two rounds felt like he was going through the motions.

Against a man who had never been stopped, Clay’s power was evident, and at times Garrido was forced to retreat by blocking everything that came his way without throwing too much back.

In the sixth round, Clay was caught with a flush right hand to the chin and felt the power the Frenchman carried.

He kept him at bay for the remainder of the fight and scored an impressive points victory to move into the top 15 British welterweights.

Elsewhere on the card, local prospect Jonny Phillips wowed his fans with a thrilling win over Jamie Speight.

Phillips, who fights out of Camberley, brought hundreds of his own supporters with him and they cheered him on through every round.

The two fighters were faced with an unwanted delay, however.

After performing their ringwalks, they were stood alone in the ring for five minutes waiting for the fight to start as a paramedic who had collapsed backstage received urgent medical treatment.

The pair were ushered back to their changing rooms before emerging half an hour later.

The fight was worth the wait, however, as the two lightweights went to war in the centre of the ring over six rounds.

Phillips had his hand raised as the winner, though Speight seemed unhappy with the decision, having rocked the home favourite on multiple occasions.

Phillips’ most impressive victory in his career to date was when he knocked out Nathanael Wilson, the son of Chris Eubank, in the first round. This fight will have taught him more about boxing, however.

Farnborough’s Lamport, known as the ‘English Lomachenko’, dazzled on the undercard, putting on a glitsy display as he beat Edvinas Puplauskas over six rounds.

Lamport’s exceptional ability was clear for all to see, as he used his head movement and footwork to perfection to keep out of the way of any punches coming his way.

In the co-main event, Kallia Kourouni ‘Pink Tyson’ lost her WIBF belts to Kristine Shergold in dramatic fashion.

From the get-go, Shergold dominated the fight, and was hurting Kourouni throughout the bout, even throwing her to the ground at one point in frustration.

Towards the latter stages, Kourouni tried her best to keep the pressure on and keep up with Shergold, but she was unable to close the gap and despite some stages of success, she was soundly defeated on the cards.

Billly Allington also impressed, showing brains as well as brawn in the dismantling of Gyula Rozsas.

Aaron Collins, from Fleet, knocked down Adam Bannister before defeating him on points in a glorious display.

The 25-year-old showed composure to not rush in once he had his man hurt, instead keeping his cool and boxing him around the ring.

Collins’ footwork enabled him to get into position to blast combinations, before zipping out again and keeping at range.