ZAK CHELLI out-hustled Anthony Sims Jr over 10 to claim a unanimous decision and add the biggest name to his record at the Wembley Arena.

This had looked like a fight sure to provide fireworks but there was no fuse and in the end there were very few flashpoints whatsoever.

But it was Chelli who controlled most of the rounds and outlanded Sims throughout the entire fight except one short spell in the eighth when the Las Vegas resident came alive.

However, he could not build on that pressure and Chelli closed out the fight without much trouble at all. Judges Grzegorz Molenda and Terry O’Connor both scored it 98-92 while Rene Fiebig had it 99-92. Sims did not argue.

“It doesn’t get any better than this,” Chelli said afterwards. “I like to think I outboxed the boxer, a lot of people doubted me. I knew I could do good here.

“I think in round eight he gave it everything and once he did that I knew he had boxed himself out so round nine and 10 would be easy.”

In the early stages both men were throwing very little but feinting and posturing plenty. But as the fight progressed, Chelli upped his output slightly and began to find a home for big overhand rights which Sims was failing to spot.

More got through in the fourth and fifth before Sims attempted to try and catch and counter them with the left hook, although even then he had limited success.

But his strange eighth-round burst of action looked like it might just win him the fight, as Chelli struggled to deal with the change of pace. It ended, however, with Sims body slamming Chelli nearly through the ropes.

That was as good as it got for the visitor as Chelli ground out the final few rounds to rubber-stamp the victory and claim the WBA continental super-middleweight title.

Before that, Viddal Riley moved to 8-0 (5) when his high-octane cruiserweight clash with Anees Taj was called off by the doctor at the start of the fourth due to a cut.

The fight had been developing well with both men having some success but Riley made a breakthrough in the third when a big right hand opened up a nasty cut over Taj’s left eye.

The Londoner landed twice more on the same spot as blood poured down his opponent’s face. Taj, meanwhile was swinging wildly, trying to land with anything to slow Riley’s pace.

The cut looked serious but the corner seemed to do a good job on it during the break. However, when referee Bob Williams invited the ringside doctor to check it, he was advised to call a stop to the fight with an official time of 00:04 of round four recorded.

“It wasn’t the way I pictured the finish, that’s the truth,” Riley said. “But this was my first eight rounder and I did predict it wouldn’t go the full eight rounds.

“I’m ready to go again. I want to stay healthy, fit and I’m coming right back.”

His father and trainer Derek added: “He is definitely a good box puncher. What was so impressive about that victory is he listened, stayed patient, got jabbing, and then got the victory.”