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Ballyhaunis boxer through to Quarter Finals of World Junior Championships

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.

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