Lee Glover beats Bulgarian in Burton

Tipton's Lee Glover moved up the gears to make light work of Bulgarian foe Stoyan Serberzov on route to his third straight professional win in Burton-on-Trent.

It was a temporary step up in weight for the Black Country fighter but, as a big super bantam, feather was not a problem for the 23-year-old.

Glover was on it from the opening bell at the Meadowside Leisure Centre last night, taking the fight to his opponent.

'The Tipton Slasher' has his legend preceding him when he steps through the ropes, as a two ABA semi-finalist and a Midlands champion as an amateur.

His ability to work from a vertical base has certainly followed through to the pro ranks, putting combinations together at will and switch hitting to southpaw to confuse his opponent.

Serberzov had no answer when the fight came forward and nearly folded all together when Glover stepped it up in the second round.

A straight right hand wobbled him off of his footing and Glover gave chase as he retreated around the ring, but crucially backed down when ready for the kill in his opponent's corner.

He should have finished him off then and there – but the fight went on.

Fortunately, it didn't come back to bite Glover in the last two of four rounds, although Serberzov did manage to bowl him over in the third.

It came in pure frustration, as the frustrated Bulgarian slung him across the ring and to the floor in a petulant fit of temper, but it didn't stop Glover taking every one of the four rounds 40-36 on points.

He said: "I don't mind a throw across the ring, as long as it isn't a punch!

"But I knew I had the boxing skills, so I stuck to what I do best and worked off my jab.

"I shouldn't have stepped off the gas in the second round, but I wanted to get the time in because I haven't lost a round yet since turning pro.

"I wish I had got him out of there, I won't be stepping off like that again."

The other Black Country presence on the bill in Burton was a late addition to the card, Walsall's Bobby Wood stepping in to face teenager Ty Mitchell at late notice.

Mitchell's tall, languid style will cause many along the way problems, and it took less than two rounds for Wood to come a cropper to the 19-year-old from Derby.

Wood looked tired – only 11 days ago he was up in Scotland beating Mike Stanton on points in Glasgow.

Fatigue certainly played a factor with the snap seemingly gone from the Walsall man's punches, but he wasn't stepping back from his livewire opponent.

It was actually a lunge forward that caused his undoing, with right hand in countered by a left hook to the cheekbone that floored him.

Wood was counted out, 24 seconds into the second round.