DARREN Tetley hailed his hometown supporters as “unbelievable” after he secured victory at the Bradford Hotel on Saturday night.

Tetley, from Holme Wood, (17-0) was fighting in Bradford for the first time as a professional and maintained his unbeaten record with a clinical six-round points win over William Warburton.

The reigning WBO European champion paid tribute his loyal set of supporters and to all the fans that turned out to fill the Bradford Hotel.

Tetley enthused: “The experience of boxing in Bradford was unbelievable. I was in the zone so it might have been louder than I thought.”

“The support was unbelievable and I got on the microphone after the fight and thanked every single fan that come out to support me and all of the other fighters on the bill as well.”

“At the end of the day, let’s be honest, without them none of us would be fighting on shows like these. We all get paid on ticket deals, so that’s the bottom line.”

“I sold about 150 tickets personally. Then you will have people paying on the door.

"Ticket sales are hard, particularly delivering them as I work, and I’m so thankful to everyone. A massive thanks to Bradford for getting behind me.

“I thought that it was a good fight and I think the fans who have come out have got their money’s worth.

"That’s what I was most concerned about. I was more nervous for this fight than I was at Elland Road. The reception was unbelievable. I can’t wait to come back and do it again.”

Tetley took a 60-55 decision against the 180+ fight veteran Warburton, with the fifth round seeing the pair trade blow for blow, although the Bradford man couldn’t force the stoppage.

“It was like a role reversal from my last fight, I started well and didn’t finish too good,” said Tetley, whose cousin Danny was also in action on Saturday evening – in the latest X Factor live show.

“I won every round and he got a share of the fifth. We knew what we were going to get from him but we didn’t expect him to stand and trade as much as he did.

“I’d seen reports that he was hard to hit and he’s awkward. One thing I can say was that I was catching him, which not many people do. I cut his eye with a left hook in the fifth.”

“With the way I fight, I’m always going to get hit, but I’ll always come straight back at you and I’m not going to fall over.

"There’s positives and negatives from every fight. Has anybody landed that many blows on William Warburton, I don’t think they have? Bar the fifth round, I beat him convincingly.”

Of lessons to learn from the contest, the 25-year-old conceded that he needs to maintain a more consistent work-rate in future bouts.

“For me, it’s about being patient in my fights,” he said. “I was throwing too many overhand lefts rather than straight lefts as well.”

“I think I work and then I stop working for about 30 seconds so I’ve not got to load up on every shot.

"I need to keep sharp, flicking off a jab, easing off then moving, that makes it a lot easier.”