BALLYHAUNIS BOXER MARTIN CONROY IS THROUGH TO THE QUARTER FINALS OF THE WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS.
MARTIN BEAT AMIR ELSAEY OF EGYPT 23-5.
CONROY, A BRONZE MEDAL WINNER AT THE 2011 EUROPEAN JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS, WAS OUTSTANDING AND PICKED HIS PUNCHES PERFECTLY IN THE 1ST ROUND TO LEAD 6-1.
THE EGYPTIAN CAME OUT FIGHTING IN THE SECOND FRAME, BUT CONROY COUNTER-PUNCHED HIS WAY INTO A 13-3 LEAD.
THE BALLYHAUNIS BC ACE THEN PICKED OFF SOME BEAUTIFUL COUNTER-PUNCHES IN THE THIRD, MOSTLY WITH HIS BACK HAND, TO RECORD A COMPREHENSIVE 23-5 VICTORY.