Despite not fighting regularly in 2008, Don still managed to win his first professional title in October. Fighting in his home town of Birmingham once more he headlined a bill that saw him win the vacant Commonwealth super flyweight crown. The opponent in the other corner was Isaac Quaye of Ghana with Broadhurst winning a unanimous decision over 12 rounds. The win meant that he had now won the Commonwealth title as an amateur and as a professional.
Despite not fighting regularly in 2008, Don still managed to win his first professional title in October.
mark
despite
Despite
SCONJ
IN
advmod
not
not
PART
RB
advcl
VerbForm=Ger
fight
fighting
VERB
VBG
advmod
regularly
regularly
ADV
RB
case
in
in
ADP
IN
obl
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
2008
2008
NUM
CD
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Number=Sing
Don
Don
PROPN
NNP
advmod
still
still
ADV
RB
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
manage
managed
VERB
VBD
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
win
win
VERB
VB
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
amod
Degree=Pos|NumType=Ord
first
first
ADJ
JJ
amod
Degree=Pos
professional
professional
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Sing
title
title
NOUN
NN
case
in
in
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
October
October
PROPN
NNP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
Fighting in his home town of Birmingham once more he headlined a bill that saw him win the vacant Commonwealth super flyweight crown.
advcl
VerbForm=Ger
fight
Fighting
VERB
VBG
case
in
in
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
compound
Number=Sing
home
home
NOUN
NN
obl
Number=Sing
town
town
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
Birmingham
Birmingham
PROPN
NNP
advmod
NumType=Mult
once
once
ADV
RB
advmod
Degree=Cmp
more
more
ADJ
JJR
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
he
PRON
PRP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
headline
headlined
VERB
VBD
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
bill
bill
NOUN
NN
nsubj
PronType=Rel
that
that
PRON
WDT
acl:relcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
see
saw
VERB
VBD
nsubj
Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
him
PRON
PRP
ccomp
VerbForm=Inf
win
win
VERB
VB
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
vacant
vacant
ADJ
JJ
compound
Number=Sing
Commonwealth
Commonwealth
PROPN
NNP
amod
Degree=Pos
super
super
ADJ
JJ
compound
Number=Sing
flyweight
flyweight
NOUN
NN
obj
Number=Sing
crown
crown
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
The opponent in the other corner was Isaac Quaye of Ghana with Broadhurst winning a unanimous decision over 12 rounds.
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
The
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Sing
opponent
opponent
NOUN
NN
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
other
other
ADJ
JJ
nmod
Number=Sing
corner
corner
NOUN
NN
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
root
Number=Sing
Isaac
Isaac
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Quaye
Quaye
PROPN
NNP
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
Ghana
Ghana
PROPN
NNP
mark
with
with
SCONJ
IN
nsubj
Number=Sing
Broadhurst
Broadhurst
PROPN
NNP
advcl
VerbForm=Ger
win
winning
VERB
VBG
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
unanimous
unanimous
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Sing
decision
decision
NOUN
NN
case
over
over
ADP
IN
nummod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
12
12
NUM
CD
obl
Number=Plur
round
rounds
NOUN
NNS
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
The win meant that he had now won the Commonwealth title as an amateur and as a professional.
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
The
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Sing
win
win
NOUN
NN
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
mean
meant
VERB
VBD
mark
that
that
SCONJ
IN
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
he
PRON
PRP
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
have
had
AUX
VBD
advmod
now
now
ADV
RB
ccomp
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
win
won
VERB
VBN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
Commonwealth
Commonwealth
PROPN
NNP
obj
Number=Sing
title
title
NOUN
NN
case
as
as
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
an
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
amateur
amateur
NOUN
NN
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
case
as
as
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
conj
Number=Sing
professional
professional
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.