Bloodied Sinclair claims spellbinding victory

NEIL SINCLAIR re-launched his career with a spellbinding victory on points over Latvian welterweight Sergejs Savrinovics on Saturday night in Cork.

Later he had three stitches inserted in a cut over his left eye that was caused by two overhand rights to the head early in the second round.

From then on it was a bloody battle as the former British champion delivered some delightful multi-punch combinations and the Latvian hit back with some wild but dangerous right hands to the head, despite suffering an injury in the fourth round which left his right eye closed before the end of the fight.