LOCAL girl and former Commonwealth title challenger Tori-Ellis Willetts (7-1, 1 KO, 119lbs), having returned to winning ways with a shutout six-round victory over Stoke’s Beccy Ferguson here last time out, and with an eye on further title shots in the not-too-distant future, topped the bill in what was the first of a number of back-to-back promotions at the Holiday Inn, Birmingham Airport, and duly saw off gritty, and far more experienced, Bournemouth operator Gemma Ruegg (8-14-1, 1 KO, 118¾lbs) 78-74 in an eight-round tussle overseen by Bridgnorth referee Ryan Churchill.
Tattooed Gemma, who’s been in with several top-flight operators without ever being halted, has a bout in France against unbeaten opposition pencilled in for later this month, so will be happy to have come through unscathed and, while bested,…
