Tysie Gallagher retained her British, Commonwealth and WBO international super-bantamweight titles with a unanimous points win over previously unbeaten Ellie Hellewell in Sheffield.
Gallagher, from Luton, accepted a fight in Hellewell’s South Yorkshire homeland in order to return to the ring for the first time in 12 months.
She has dedicated her ring career to her mother-in-law, Diane Cleary, who was murdered in January, and was adjudged the winner on the scorecards of all three judges by a wide margin after 10 rounds.
The victory improved her record to 10-2 and she hopes it will now lead to another world title shot, having lost to Segolene Lefebvre in France by a majority verdict in November 2023.
