ENGLAND vs IRELAND

Results from the dual match in Bristol

AN England team met Ireland in a dual match on Saturday ( January 26) at City Hall in Bristol. Ireland were victorious as a team, winning of the 16 contests. Their coach Joe Lavelle was delighted with the result, saying, “It really was a fantastic show and set up. Everyone boxed very well and it really is encouraging to see the talent coming through.”

The majority of bouts were at Schools and Junior level. England’s

only Elite boxer Subhaan Ahmed was victorious, edging out Ireland’s

Sean Purcell on a split decision. “It’s been a valuable experience for a lot of these young England boxer who have started the year off with very competitive international bouts,” said Amanda Coulson, England Boxing’s Talent Development coach. “They all showed the professionalism required to compete internationally and I’m sure they will learn and grow from this experience.”

Downend Boxing Club helped facilitate setting up this dual event, along with Western Counties, Bristol Council, the City’s mayor and Broadplain Boxing Club. RESULTS (England first) Schools: DENEO GEORGE outpd Calum Ruth unan, Brandon Strand outpd by LEE GALLAGHER unan, HAMILTON JOYCE outpd Oisin Mccann split, Ebony Jones outpd by LEAH LEHANE split, Aaron Bird outpd by BLAINE FITZGERALD unan. Junior: JACK SHORTELL outpd Dylan Foy unan, Callum Drinkald outpd by MARTIN COLLINS split, Dylan Murphy outpd by GAVIN RYAN unan, ELLIS PRICE outpd Patrick Dovovan unan, Alex Sherrat outpd by THOMAS KING unan, Marcus Ellis stpd by TAYLOR GUINEY, Qasim Khan outpd by FEIDHLEM BEHAN split, Kyle Parr outpd by JOHN WARD split. Youth: Dione Burman outpd Lauren Dempsey split, ELLOUISE CHALLENGER outpd Leah Gallen split. Elite: SUBHAAN AHMED outpd Sean Purcell split.