Moree welterweight Cameron Hammond has progressed into the second round, despite claiming nerves affected his performance.
Hammond beat Niger’s Moustapha Abdoulaye Hima 13-6, forcing him into a standing eight count in the second round and following with a clean shot to the head in the third.
Australian coach Don Abnett expects Hammond to improve on his jittery first performance when he takes on Canada’s Custio Clayton on Thursday.
22-year-old Hammond says he can do better.
“I thought I was feeling good before the fight but nerves took the energy out of me and I didn’t fight my best.”
