Cleverly v Bellew II: Scott Quigg retains WBA title after one-sided points triumph

Scott Quigg successfully defended his WBA super-bantamweight title after pounding out a wide points win over Hidenori Ohtake.

The unbeaten champion dictated a brutal battle, punishing the champion with a constant stream of punches to secure a unanimous decision with scores of  119-109,119-109 and 118-110 in Liverpool.

Quigg settled well in the opener, sinking in his trademark body shots, while the challenger also felt the force of some looping left hooks.

The close-quarters battle was suiting the Bury man, who staggered Ohtake with a straight right in the second, while an uppercut rocked his head back in the third.

Still the Tokyo man stood and traded, in spite of some hammering left hooks, and a brief assault from Ohtake was greeted by a big right from Quigg in the fifth.

Cruise control

I tried to pour on the gas at the end and landed some great combinations but he wasn't going nowhere and fair play to him, but 12 rounds is never a bad thing to get under your belt.

As the rounds unfolded, Quigg seemed in cruise control, landing punches at will against a predictable opponent. The belt holder caught Ohtake with more cuffing rights in the eighth before skipping neatly out of range.

Somehow Ohtake soaked up huge hooks in the ninth, firing back defiantly with punches of his own, but a cut above his eye was opened by another assault in the next round.

The sight of blood seemed to spur on the brave 33-year-old, who tried in vain to push Quigg back in the 11th, and was wobbled by a hook just before the bell.

Ohtake was allowed to come out for the last after an inspection from the doctor and stood firm until the final bell. 

“I tell you what, I know his head is tough," Quigg told Sky Sports Box Office.

"I tried to pour on the gas at the end and landed some great combinations, but he wasn't going nowhere and fair play to him, but 12 rounds is never a bad thing to get under your belt.”