Almost a year to the day since he was brutally knockout by Ryan Barrett in a defence of the English super-featherweight Bradford stylist Femi Fehintola got back to winning ways against Birmingham trial horse Sid Razak

Fehintola, looking rejuvenated under the tutelage of new trainer Joe Gallagher, came out doubling his jab and getting off rapid fire one-twos to the ribs to take the opening two frames. Razak, who is better than his 4 – 34 (1 KO) record suggests, tried to mount a fight back close to end of each session but most of his blows landed on the Bradford man’s gloves and elbows.

Razak did have some success in the fourth but it ultimately ended up costing him. After Fehintola had landed an impressive combination to the end and body, Razak unleashed a left hook that had Femi reeling but the Birmingham native got carried away and rushed his follow up and it was him rather than Fehintola that ended up on the canvas taking a count.

In fairness it looked like Razak had lost his footing rather than suffered a legitimate knockdown (something that even Fehintola and Joe Gallagher admitted afterwards) but it was enough to swing the session back Femi’s way.

The pace dropped in the fifth but by then Fehintola had done enough to see the fight out behind his stick and was glad to have won and shook off some ring rust.

Afterwards Gallagher compared the comeback to someone regaining their confidence behind the wheel after a car crash and said that Fehintola will likely have a couple more fights before jumping back into the domestic title mix.