Boxing Youth Championship Semi Finals
Thursday, 07 May 2009
James Fryers and Charlie Haggerty were involved in an incident packed 57kg decider in tonight's semi-finals of the National Youth Championships at the National Stadium.
Haggerty was two points ahead after Fryers received a public warning for holding - but the Golden Cobra man then incurred the wrath of the ref and received a pubic warning of his own and Fryers advanced on a 20-18 count-back following an 8-8 tie.
Gary Molloy and Sean McComb will also be involved in next Fridays finals courtesy of wins tonight, and up and coming Cavan star Ceire Smith is the new Irish 51kg champion following a convincing victory over the brave Rebecca Robinson.
Meanwhile, Toome light welterweight Jamie Kennedy consistently stepped inside the danger zone to pick off some wonderful shots en route to opening up a 7-0 first round lead over Gavin Moore in an up tempo 64kg clash.
But Moore had much improved second and third rounds, forcing Kennedy into a standing count with a powerful right in the third en route to reducing the deficit to 11-10.
The lead changed hands twice in a see saw fourth - but Moore, who benefited from a public warning to his opponent, completed a remarkable comeback to win 18-15.
Meantime, Conrad Cummins will contest the middleweight final - a 13-8 win over Sean McGlinchey booking a 75kg showdown with Bernard Roe - while Patrick McDonagh and Kieran O'Griofa had their hands raised in victory at 81kg and 91kg.
Drimnagh's Sean Turner claimed the final positive verdict of Saturday's session after stopping Brendan Meaney in round one.
Earlier this afternoon, Blaine Dobbins and Chris Phelan emerged victorious from the opening exchanges of an action packed Saturday.
And the Castlebar BC were ensured of a least one boxer in next weekends finals after Michelle Chambers beat her own club-mate Denis Roche in a keenly contested bantamweight decider.
However, there was no joy for Deborah Rice, also of the Castlebar club, after she lost out to the sharp shooting St Joseph's featherweight Maria Faney.
Dublin Docklands ace Glen Holmes, John O'Neill, Sean Duffy and Gary Murphy also won today, along with Bernard Roe, who competed at last years AIBA World Youth Championships in Mexico, and Patrick Ward.
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