Conor Benn cut a frustrated figure, despite moving to 19-0 with a unanimous decision win over Adrian Granados on Saturday night in Leeds.
The rising welterweight contender shouted at his opponent in anger in the final round of their fight, annoyed he had not produced the war he'd promised.
Benn was on the front foot all night long
Benn began the fight as the aggressor - a pattern that continued for all ten rounds.
His assault in the opener kept Granados on the back foot, but made no major imprint.
In the second, the Mexican-American fired back and countered Benn well on a couple of occasions.
However, the Brit's shots appeared to have more meaningful impact when they landed.
Granados fought well off the ropes at times
Benn adopted a more patient approach in round three, which worked to good effect.
At the end of the session, he landed a series of hooks and rattled his opponent.
Benn's body shots hurt Granados in the rounds that followed and, by the halfway stage, it appeared as though the end was nearing.
The veteran battled back well though and had success of his own, dragging the youngster into a decent test.
Benn is now 19-0 (12 KOs)
The contest ultimately went the ten-round distance with Benn pressing, but unable to secure a stoppage as Granados circled.
The young Brit finally let his anger out in the last round, shouting and gesturing at his opponent to exchange.
Granados was happy to hear the final bell.
When the scorecards were read out, Benn was announced the winner with scores of 100-90, 99-91, 97-93.
Benn was clearly frustrated
"It was very frustrating," Benn admitted after the fight.
"He was talking like we were gonna come together like truck and it was gonna be a great fight for the fans, and he was on his bike the whole night.
"I was ready to go toe-to-toe and let him have it, but I had to hunt him down, which is what I done.
"When a Mexican don't wanna engage, you know you can't half dig."
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