Sport in short: Boxing

BILLY HARDY will be out of action for six weeks after fracturing two bones in his right hand when taking the vacant Commonwealth featherweight title on Wednesday by stopping Rick Rayner in the 10th round at Sunderland.

PROFESSIONAL PROMOTION (Barry): 10-rd super-featherweight: S Robinson (Cardiff) bt E Lloyd (Rhyl) ret 8th. 6-rd welterweight: M Smyth (Barry) bt D Lake (London) ko 2nd. 6-rd lightweight: J Williams (Pontypool) bt K McKillan (Manchester) pts. 6-rd middleweight: R Price (Swansea) bt S Thomas (Merthyr Tydfil) pts. 6-rd light-heavyweight: K Munford (Hengoed) bt C Beck (Swansea) pts.