100 AND HATEY

The boos just fire me up says record breaker Luke

- by MIKE WALTERS

GOLDEN wonder Luke Littler says his record-breaking romp at the BetMGM Premier League summit has been fired up by fans giving him the bird.

'Luke the Nuke' stormed to a fourth nightly win in eight weeks at Newcastle's Utilita Arena, where Geordie punters initially booed his walk-on based on partisan football allegiances.

But once he started hammering in 180s, the gallery - including Newcastle players Dan Burn, Matt Targett and Harvey Barnes - had swung behind Littler long before he crushed Luke Humphries 6-1 in the final.

But Littler admitted he felt so tired before his showdown with Humphries that he didn't even want to climb the stairs on to the stage.

But at the halfway mark of his Premier League defence, 18-year-old Littler's stats are eye-watering.

• Four nightly wins (already equalling the record).

• Eight points clear at the top.