DARREN SUTHERLAND packed eight months of frustration into five minutes of boxing last night before he stopped Eddie Healy (Portlaoise) midway through the third round of the middleweight semi-final at the National Stadium.

ST. Michael’s, from Athy, will have five boxers in the national senior boxing championship finals, next Friday night.

Welshman Kevin Evans is aiming to repeat his performance of 1999 by securing at least a bronze medal at the World Amateur Boxing championships in Belfast today.

Stephen Burke helped England get over the disappointment of a double defeat when he beat Li Liang Liang of China at the World Amateur Boxing Championships in Belfast today.