Anthony Ibekwe prevailed in a super-heavyweight struggle to win gold on the Riviera Field Cup.
William John McCarton, from the Gilford membership in Eire, stormed out to set a livid tempo of their 92&kgs remaining in Torbay. However the Finchley ABC super-heavy lashed in a heavy mixture to counter the Irishman when his pictures fell brief.
Ibekwe labored properly along with his again hand, touchdown a high-quality proper uppercut off a proper hook. Though McCarton clipped him with a proper hook himself, Ibekwe completed the opening spherical with a smile.
By the top of the second, the Londoner was respiratory closely and taking up water, however he was sustaining his personal efforts in good trend to maintain McCarton at bay.
Within the remaining spherical, Ibekwe’s left hook related and fierce headshots compelled McCarton onto the backfoot because the Finchley boxer took a very good unanimous choice victory and the super-heavyweight gold medal.
Barton Hill’s Giedale Stewart is one other super-heavyweight price watching. He impressed with high quality boxing within the Novice class, stopping Johnmara Aburamoia within the remaining. Stewart shook up the Chadwell St Mary boxer with a heavy cross, earlier than one other clear proper noticed a second rely administered and completed the bout within the second spherical.
Henry Murray, of Wolverhampton, watched Blackbird Leys’ middleweight Jamal Franklin halt his twin brother Charles Murray, instantly earlier than boxing his personal remaining. Nonetheless he took on Bideford’s Dylan Burston an thrilling light-heavyweight conflict. Murray despatched thunderous crosses by however Burston exchanged with him and a robust end noticed the Bideford boxer edge him out on a detailed however unanimous choice.
Lord Mountbatten’s Hannah Jeffrey took management of her flyweight remaining with Blue Flames’ Charlie Miller, grinding her down within the third spherical and lining up a transparent proper. Miller was compelled to carry and noticed out the competition with Jeffrey profitable a unanimous choice.
Magic Hatton’s Faye McCormick could not repeat her Manchester Field Cup success as Ella Doe, from CNC Christchurch, seized a split-decision victory and the 54kg gold medal.
Each Blackbird Ley’s Morris James and JABxing’s Dre Patterson impressed with stoppage wins. James was unrelenting in opposition to Barum’s Ollie Lee with thumping pictures forcing a 3rd spherical in end their 75kg remaining. Patterson could also be a novice 67kg however fought with eye-catching fashion, pouncing on Stevenage’s Oliver Culling as he lashed in punches, profitable contained in the third spherical after handing Culling three standing counts.
Host membership featherweight Neo Choose, named after Keanu Reeves’ character in The Matrix movies, marauded ahead with all the time entertaining aggression. His laborious mixtures harried The Ring’s Khurram Ali Shan, who saved on the transfer however couldn’t chase away the energetic Torbay boxer. Choose took a unanimous choice and 57kg gold.
Thurrock’s Harry Burke is an aesthetic southpaw who fired his stable left cross into the mark in opposition to Liam Huntley of their 71kg remaining. The Wolves Den boxer did land agency punches of his personal, particularly within the second spherical. However Burke’s high quality shone by with additional flush lefts hitting house. They completed buying and selling blows in ring centre with Burke a very good unanimous victor.
