Sutherland proves his point as Healy falls to champ

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.

It was a big performance from the defending champion, who also beat Healy in the third round to win the title last year.

But he was full of praise for the Portlaoise man. He had him on his knees from a big left hook to the body in the opening round, although he admitted afterwards that the punch was probably borderline.