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By Paul Jones
Jay Harris has spoken of his pride at following in the footsteps of his father Peter and finally winning a British title.
The Swansea fighter completed his set of domestic, Commonwealth and European titles when he beat Sheffield’s Tommy Frank on Friday to become British flyweight champion.
Harris outlasted the defending champion before Frank’s corner retired their man in the 10th round.
The 32-year-old, who is trained by Gary Lockett, has emulated the achievements of his father who won a British title in 1988.
“This is probably the most important belt to myself,” Harris said.
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“It’s nice now to have a father and son in the history books who have won the British title. Making history.”
“He (Frank) set a very fast pace from the go. I knew my conditioning. Big up to my dad and my strength and conditioning coach, and my dietician.
“We conditioned so well for it, so I knew I was fit whatever he was going to throw at me. I think my experience took over in the end. I kept my composure, picked the right shots and got him out of there.
“He caught me with some lovely shots. He had a game plan and stuck at it, going to my body straight away. Obviously, he thought I was weak to the body. I proved everyone wrong. I came out British champion and I’ve completed the set.”
Harris challenged for a world title in 2020 when he put up a brave but losing show against hard-hitting Mexican Julio Cesar Martinez in the USA for the WBC flyweight title.
