In other championship action in the Odyssey, local favourite Martin Lindsay, game but outclassed, was well beaten on points by the extremely talented if also arrogant Welshman Lee Selby for the British & Commonwealth Featherweight title.

THE rollercoaster life of Anna Nicole Smith mirrored the tragic circumstances of her heroine Marilyn Monroe.

Reality TV star Anna Nicole Smith is said to be “absolutely devastated” after her 20-year-old son died while visiting her in the Bahamas hospital where she gave birth last week.

Charred human remains have been found among the debris from the stricken space shuttle Columbia.