Willy Hutchinson was crowned the WBC light-heavyweight champion after he produced the performance of his career to beat Joshua Buatsi in Manchester.

Hutchinson, 28, edged the tense rematch with the judges scoring it 117-112, 115-113, 115-113 to avenge his defeat by Buatsi in 2024.

Saturday's contest was initially for the interim title but was upgraded when American David Benavidez gave up the WBC gold to move up to cruiserweight.

Scotland's Hutchinson and Londoner Buatsi met for the second time, just over two years after the Londoner earned a split-decision win in a thrilling first contest, but this time it was Hutchinson who came out on top as he improved his record to 21 wins with two defeats.

It was a childhood dream come true for Hutchinson, who said before the fight he wrote about his dreams of becoming a WBC champion at the age of 13.

An emotional Hutchinson said after his win was confirmed: "I want to tell the story one more time. I was 13-years-old. My dad was working in Sweden.…