Robin Deakin - who was once labelled 'Britain's worst boxer' - won his first fight in nine years on Saturday.

Having won on his debut in 2006, the 26-year-old proceeded to lose his next 51 fights, and was relieved of his British boxing licence as a result.

But after 17 months out of the ring, Deakin outpointed Latvia's Deniss Kornilovs over four rounds at London's York Hall on a show licensed by the Malta Boxing Commission.

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Britain's worst boxer Robin Deakin (left) won his first fight for nine years at York Hall on Saturday

Deakin outpointed Deniss Kornilovs over four rounds at London's York Hall

Deakin was trained by former British champion Michael Jennings (right) for his fight

Deakin, from Crawley, was stabbed in the neck following a nightclub altercation in May and required 12 stitches.

The injury delayed his comeback but after moving to Manchester to train with former British champion Michael Jennings, Deakin began the process of rebuilding his career.

Deakin has been stopped 12 times in his career but has been the distance with world title challenger Anthony Crolla as well as British champion Stephen Smith and English belt holder Ryan Walsh.

He has also gained a celebrity following with several TOWIE and Big Brother cast members in the crowd at the famous east London venue.

'I just wanted to get the win,' Deakin told Sportsmail. I didn't go in there to get the knockout. I wanted to practice what I've been learning.

'I hadn't boxed for a year so I wanted to get the rounds in.

Deakin had lost his previous 51 fights before his win on Saturday, including to Billy Morgan

Deakin was stripped of his British boxing licence and boxed on a show run by the Malta Boxing Commission

'I sold 175 tickets and I came out like a world champion. When I came out, the crowd erupted, it was like a superstar coming out. I like that and if it's like that every time, why not keep going?'

'I isolated myself for five-and-a-half weeks and had nobody negative around me. Everything I did in the gym was coming together. The more I was in the gym, the more confident I was.

'It's fine people looking at my record but if you're not at the show, you don't understand the effort I put in. Being the away fighter, it's hard to get the decision. I lost those fights before I got in the ring.

'It's like Crawley playing Manchester United at Old Trafford, who's going to get the result?'

Deakin also revealed he hopes to be re-licensed by the British board following his victory.