COLCHESTER Amateur Boxing Club's new rigorous pre-season training programme paid dividends at their season-opener home show.

The new training regime was designed by ex-Colchester boxer Naimh Barton, who has just gained a first-class honours degree in Sport and Exercise Science at Derby University.

And it has had an impact, with all eight of the club's home boxers performing well.

Cameron Renson was awarded the trophy for best home boxer following a career-best performance.

He secured a deserved unanimous points win over the bigger and more experienced Adrian Lionel, of Dagenham Police and Community Boxing Club.

Renson was not intimidated by his larger opponent and took the initiative from the opening bell with aggressive power punching.

Lionel could not find his rhythm and stayed on the back foot soaking up Renson's pressure and trying to land single punches until the final bell.

Louis Curtis posted an impressive win after almost a year away from competition, holding off Hockley ABC's Sol Brooks with some determined combination punching.

Both boxers battled right to the bell but the cleaner and more determined work came from Curtis, who secured the points win.

Debutant Ben Lee had the crowd on their feet as he faced Hasltead ABC's Josh Legrove.

Keen to make an impression Lee took the fight to Legrove from the opening bell, ducking under long punches and scoring with hooks to head and body.

Lee kept sustained pressure all the way through the contest, forcing a standing count in the dying seconds of the contest to secure a clear points win.

Heavyweight Frazer Wood made a return to the ring after almost two years against Kent-based Hornets Boxing Academy's Callum Sandy.

Wood's mproved strength and fitness was a telling factor in this contest, as well as a more mature boxing style.

Wood controlled the action from the centre of the ring, with Sandy trying to force the contest into close quarters.

Sandy landed a few eye-catching combinations to stay in the contest but the more skilful boxing came from the Colchester boxer, who secured a split decision point win.

Phoebe Davies sought revenge on Paris Williams after losing a very narrow defeat to the Willenhall ABC boxer in last season's England Boxing Junior Championships Final.

Davies showed how much progress she had made by using clever boxing skills in the centre of the ring but meeting Williams with fierce resistance when she tried to swarm in with sustained attacks.

Davies was awarded a unanimous decision win, great preparation ahead of her forthcoming second championship final.

Colchester ABC duo Blake Marshall and Tommy Reid were a little unlucky to lose close split decisions against Charlie Connaughton of Attleborough ABC and Joshua Sholoye of White Hart Lane ABC respectively.

Both boxers chose the wrong tactics in the opening rounds and were forced to use their strength and fitness to pressure their opponents in the second half of the contests.

Despite them both finishing their bouts much stronger than their opponents it wasn’t enough to convince all of the judges and the decisions went against them.

Louie Hudson had earlier opened the show with an impressive performance in a skills contest against Attleborough ABC's Alfie Ward.

Hudson proved that he is more than ready for competitive boxing as he moved well around the ring.

He kept his opponent at range and scored well with his jab and long one two combinations.