Pat Brown needed just seven professional fights to collect Britain’s biggest titles. On 19 September at the Co-op Live arena in Manchester, the 26-year-old knocked out the unbeaten John Hedges in the sixth round and took the vacant British and Commonwealth cruiserweight belts.
Hedges made the better start
Hedges came in at 12-0, and the size gap between them was obvious from the first bell. A 6ft 6in southpaw (roughly 198cm), he kept Brown at the end of his long reach through the early rounds. It was a tricky opening. Brown probably hadn’t faced a more awkward opponent in his short career.
The jab turned it round. Brown threw it more often, closed the distance and landed a right uppercut in the fifth. Hedges stayed on his feet.
The sixth settled it. Brown went to the body and put Hedges on the canvas twice, and after the second knockdown he didn’t get up.
The rest of the night at Co-op Live
It was a busy card. Shabaz Masoud beat Ckari Mansilla with all three judges scoring it 100-90. Mark Jeffers got past Kieron Conway in a British title eliminator, and Cory O’Regan became English lightweight champion.
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Seven from seven
Brown’s record now stands at 7-0, every win inside the distance. He has never needed the scorecards. That’s arguably the number that matters most on his CV.
There’s no shortage of belts either. The Lonsdale Belt and the Commonwealth title join the WBA International and IBF Intercontinental straps he already held. The Lonsdale Belt has been contested since 1909, and a fighter only keeps it for good after three winning title fights. Most boxers take a lot longer than seven pro fights to get anywhere near it.
Hedges was probably the toughest test of Brown’s career so far. He was unbeaten, bigger, and fought out of the southpaw stance that orthodox fighters never quite enjoy facing. Brown passed that test, and he did it in his home city.
A dedication to Hatton
Brown dedicated the win to Ricky Hatton. The two trained in the same gym, and Hatton had also coached Hedges at one point, so the fight put two men from the same Manchester circle in the ring together. Hatton used to pack out arenas in this city for his own fights, and his name still draws a crowd here.
Hatton died in September 2025, and the Co-op Live bout came almost exactly a year later. In Manchester, that dedication seemed to count for more than any of the four belts.
What’s next
Four belts in seven fights take Brown out of the promising-prospect bracket. Next up is most likely a mandatory defence of the British title or a shot at a European belt. His promoters are unlikely to keep him at domestic level for long, and the pace of his career so far points that way.
Hedges will have to regroup after his first defeat. At 12-1 and with that height, he isn’t going anywhere in the British cruiserweight division, but he now needs either a rematch or a new route to a title.