Danny Connor wrestled the British Masters welterweight title away from old foe Tyler Goodjohn by the narrowest margin on Sunday.

The 25-year-old from Carshalton beat Goodjohn on points, 96-95, at York Hall in Bethnal Green to avenge his defeat in March 2011, which was also for the belt.

The fight was close until the last round when both threw caution to the wind, with Connor eventually coming out on top for his sixth win in his last seven professional fights.

It was a very different Connor from the rookie that lost to Goodjohn back in March last year, that entered the ring on Sunday to compete for the vacant British Masters Welterweight title.

Since that loss Connor had matured as a boxer to turn his negative record of two losses and a draw to an even five win, five losses and a draw.

Right from the opening bell Goodjohn went on the offensive, Connor seemed unfazed and comfortably boxed on the back foot, keeping the ever advancing Ely, Cambridge man at bay with solid jabs. On the odd occasion that Goodjohn was able to land a punch, Connor would respond with an even more solid double handed flurry before getting back on the jab, which easily secured him the first round.

The second round was more or less a repeat of the first, but at a much faster pace and with Connor being even more forceful.

Whilst the first two rounds were all action crowd pleasing affairs, the third took this to another level altogether. It was literally nonstop back and forth action, with some heavy toe-to-toe slug outs thrown in for good effect. After three minutes of breathtaking action I felt that Connor had just nicked the round, mainly due to him landing far more meaningful shots.

The pace of the third had clearly had an effect on both protagonists, as both slowed considerably. Connor went on the back foot and seemed content to absorb Goodjohn’s relentless double handed forays, before responding with equally vicious double handed replies.

Midway through the round Goodjohn landed a powerful, but low, blow, then after the short break, to allow Connor to get his breath back, the referee restarted the bout and in an instant Connor issued his own retribution - a solid right to the groin. The referee wasn’t amused, but allowed the bout to continue after reprimanding Connor.

At the end of the three minutes it was fairly hard to split them, equal spells of control and of course one low blow each, but in my eyes Connor was just that little bit more effective, as well as clinical with his punches, enough in my book to take the round.

The next round was played out at a similar pace, as well as in a similar vein, Connor happily weaving and ducking with his back to the ropes - in a style reminiscent of his TRAD TKO gym mate Kevin Mitchell - as Goodjohn threw dozens of punches into fresh air, before the Surrey man responded with incredibly accurate solid jabs or double handed flurries to easily take the round.

Connor took his foot of the gas further than Goodjohn in the sixth, which allowed the Ely man to take a little control for the first time, saying that it was still more a less a repeat of the fifth, except I had this round going to Goodjohn as he was beginning to land more frequently.

Normal service resumed in the seventh, Connor again happily countering each Goodjohn attack. Lovely boxing from the pair of them, it was a nice crowd pleasing performance for them both, which I scored even.

The eighth round on the other hand was a barnstormer, it was round three all over again, yet played out at an even faster pace and with even more venom in the punches. Neither protagonist gave or expected any quarter. Goodjohn must have been aware he was a few rounds down, even if some of the close rounds had gone his way he was clearly behind on points, as he really started put the pressure on.

However Connor seemed unfazed and happily countered each attack in equal, if not stronger, manner. As I said it was a cracking round, one which had the York Hall crowd to a man on their feet cheering. Again it was another close round which I scored in favour of Connor - Just.

The ninth was almost a repeat of the previous round, both going at it hammer and tongs throughout. This time though I felt Goodjohn nicked it, mainly because his onslaughts carried just that bit more spite and aggression to those of Connor, who seemed to be tiring.

Connor may have seemed to be flagging slightly in the later stages of the ninth, but all signs of fatigue completely dissipated in the tenth and final round. Both sent caution to the wind and just plain went to war for the whole three minutes. As in so many of the previous rounds, it was another close one, maybe even too close to call.

Both fighters, their teams and supporters celebrated, and rightly so as this was a sensational battle royale, however Goodjohn’s celebrations came to abrupt halt as the referee hoisted Connor’s arm aloft, declaring him victorious by a very close 96-95 points margin.