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Sean Noakes added another boxing belt to the family collection on Saturday. Noakes (9-0) beat Inder Bassi with a unanimous points win to take the English welterweight crown. His brother Sam – a British and European lightweight champion – was watching ringside at the O2 Arena. The English title fight came before fellow Maidstone pro Dennis McCann clinched the EBU European bantamweight title. He joked afterwards: “I have to catch up (with Sam) – there is something strong in the water down in Maidstone!” Noakes, 29, was in charge throughout the 10-round fight against Bassi and won via a unanimous…

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