Neilstown boys shine in Nationals
NEILSTOWN Boxing Club was celebrating by the close of proceedings at this year’s National Boy One-Three Championships in the National Stadium.
Their own Joe Hutchinson made it three in a row after he saw off the challenge of two Irish champions to land the Boy Three 62kg title on Saturday, April 7.
Neilstown's Joe Hutchinson and Ryan Murphy with their coaches
A 4-1 triumph over Wayne Joyce of Baldoyle saw him complete his march to the prize after he beat Brandon McDonagh in the penultimate rounds, stopping the Southside boxer in the first round.
Hutchinson’s Neilstown clubmate Ryan Murphy made it back to back Irish titles after he carded a unanimous decision in his Boy Two 59kg decider against Michael McCarthy of Urlingford.
After receiving a walkover in the preliminaries, he served up another very convincing victory over Sean Johnny Dinnegan of Elite Mullingar in the semi finals.
Glen O’Flaherty went close to clinching a third title for the Clondalkin club, but fell at the final hurdle in his bid to capture the Boy One 27kg honour, losing out to Alfie Jordan of Olympic Mullingar in the final.
