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Ted Cheeseman beats Sam Eggington at Eddie Hearn's garden Fight Camp

Cheeseman adn EggingtonMark Robinson/Matchroom Boxing

"One of the best fights I have ever seen live," promoter Eddie Hearn tweeted shortly after Cheeseman's win

Ted Cheeseman survived a brutal 12th round to land a points win over Sam Eggington in a thrilling affair at promoter Eddie Hearn's childhood home.

The British rivals served up a bout which deserved the presence of a crowd in Hearn's first behind-closed-doors event since the coronavirus shutdown.

Cheeseman - close to being stopped in the final round - scored a unanimous 116-113 116-113 115-114 points win.

"This lockdown was a blessing in disguise for me," he said.

"I cried my eyes out after losses last year," added the 24-year-old, who has battled gambling addiction. "I am a winner, I give my heart and soul to this sport and I stayed determined and pushed on."

Hearn follows rival promoter Frank Warren in bringing boxing back to UK television screens since the shutdown and has promised close-fought contests across four fight nights in what is now the garden at the headquarters of his family's Matchroom Sport business.

Fighters made their ring walk down the garden steps of the Essex property to reach the ringMark Robinson/Matchroom Sport

Fighters made their ring walk down the garden steps of the Essex property to reach the ring

Cheeseman and Eggington served up a gripping 36 minutes of light-middleweight action and, in a brilliant eighth round, both showed guts to follow moments of vulnerability with attacks of their own.

Trainers, promoters and fighters varied wildly in their scoring on social media going into the 12th, where Cheeseman fired home a desperate hook at a point where he looked on the brink of being floored.

"I'm sure people would love to see a rematch with a crowd maybe," said Birmingham's Eggington, 26.

Promoter Hearn tweeted the bout was "one of the best fights I have ever seen live", adding: "Can you imagine if that was in front of 10 or 15 thousand fans"Graphic image of, from left to right, Alex Albon, George Russell, Max Verstappen, Lewis Hamilton, Lando Norris, Fernando Alonso and Oliver Bearman. It is on a blue background with 'Fan Q&A' below the drivers " loading="lazy" src="https://image.staticox.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fichef.bbci.co.uk%2Face%2Fstandard%2F480%2Fsprodpb%2F7ff9%2Flive%2Fd42302e0-34b3-11f0-8519-3b5a01ebe413.jpg" width="385" height="216" class="ssrcss-11yxrdo-Image edrdn950"/>

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