Oxford's Jason Cuddy overcame fellow Coventry University student Jabran Khan to defend his 64kg crown at the British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS) Championships.

After a balanced start, light welterweight Cuddy picked up the pace in round two and ran out the eventual winner 12-9.

The 20 year-old student had lost his previous fight, but he was keen to put that behind him.

"I'm feeling pretty good after that,” he said.

“I am very, very proud of my performance because I was nervous coming into the championships, but I felt really good.

"I lost a fight just before I came to the competition, but I knew I had to get over that loss and come back stronger and now all that training has paid off."

Cuddy worked hard in the build up and felt his intensive training schedule, and in particular his morning runs gave him an advantage over his opponent.

"I trained most days at the boxing club, doing at least two hours a day and every morning I did hill sprints and that's helped me lose a bit of weight.

“Doing the Hill sprints made me feel a lot stronger in my arms and legs.

"I had that feeling today, the one you get when you know you feel so powerful and strong, and I think that's the reason why I won."

Cuddy always seems to have trouble at the weigh-ins and things were no different at this year's BUCS Championships.

"I always seem to weigh in heavy at the weigh-ins,” he said.

“I am meant to be 64, but I always seem to be weighing in at 64.8, which means I have to skip before I weigh in.

"I have just won a place to box in Japan for two weeks.

“I will fight at a Japanese University for an exhibition which is something I am really looking forward to."