Brothers lead locals.

THE Dickinson brothers, who fought out of Birtley as amateurs, led the parade of North East successes on the Tony Jeffries undercard.

However, it was younger brother Travis who impressed the most.

"Steffan Hughes made a huge mistake by trying to have a tear up with Trav and lasted only 40 seconds," said trainer Mickey Duncan.

"If you want to stand toe-to-toe with Trav you're going to get hurt because he's the hardest puncher I've ever seen. He can bang with both hands.

"The first right hand put Hughes to sleep with only the ropes holding him up. Trav landed another three solid shots before the referee jumped in.

"Frank Maloney is hoping to get Trav another fight next month.

"Jon-Lewis won every round against Martin Grainger to make it five wins out of five. He boxed well behind his jab and scored with good combinations.

"Grainger was bashed up by the end with his left eye almost closed but he was a tough kid and hung in."

South Shields' Chris Mullen had a crowd pleasing four-round points win against William Warburton, while Wallsend heavyweight David Ferguson took out Romans Dabolins in the first.

"The kid from Latvia was dwarfed by Ferguson and gave away three stone," said Glenn McCrory. "He was down three times before the fight was stopped.

"Paul Holborn from Sunderland was fortunate to get a draw against Ben Murphy, but in the main it was a decent night for local fighters."

There were further victories for Newcastle's John Watson on his return to the ring and Sunderland debutant Kirk Goodings.