Enfield fighter Frank Buglioni says re-claiming his WBO European super-middleweight title against Andrew Robinson showcased the improvements he has made seven months after losing it.

Buglioni, 25, beat Robinson (now 13-1 4 KOs) at the ExCel Arena in London by a unanimous points decision to claim his 15th professional win and secure the WBO title he lost to Belarusian Sergey Khomitsky in April.

Round five was Robinson’s best of the fight, but Buglioni had the Redditch fighter on the canvas following a left hook in the seventh. Robinson survived until the bell and eventually took the last round, but to no avail as Buglioni triumphed 97-93, 97-92, 97-92.

Reflecting on the win, Buglioni said: “It is a little bit surreal at the moment really. What with all the hard work my team and I have put in, it is great to get that belt back and also to get a top 15 WBO European world ranking.

“I think it was a performance which was representative of the changes which I have made under Steve and Paschal (Collins) and I think that is the reward in the fight.

“Every fight I go into into I’m looking to win and win well. It is a sport and entertainment at the at end of the day and I think my style is entertaining, which lends itself to getting the crowds in – I think the supporters appreciate that,” he added.

The Winchmore Hill-born fighter overcame several big right hands from the previously unbeaten Robinson in round one before taking control of the bout, but accepts he will have to work on his defence going forward.

He explained: “For sure, they highlighted my defence and I did take a few right handers but I also landed some big shots on Andrew Robinson too. But looking back on the night as a whole, there were a lot of other fighters on the night who were taking shots – I think it was a recurring theme.

“It is something the commentators and critics pick up on and something I will obviously be looking to put more focus on when I come up against someone who punches with more power.”

Buglioni also believes going the full ten rounds for the first time will serve him well in the future.

“I felt very comfortable but I gave him a lot of credit for how durable he was,” he said. “Credit to him because he got up and carried on after I caught him in the seventh round.

“Granted it was at the end of the round but if it was ten or 15 seconds left it would have been a lot easier for him to see it out.

“They were ten hard rounds at a very good pace and I felt comfortable all the way through. I think in the future I know I can take rounds off and box through if necessary.”

Buglioni will now take a break until the New Year before returning to training in Dublin in time to face a challenger in February.