Sutcliffe aiming to cement superiority
Last year, John Joe Joyce (St. Michael’s, Athy) stopped Sutcliffe on the 20-point rule in the national championships and went on to represent Ireland at the Olympic Games in Beijing and subsequently won a bronze medal at the European championships in Liverpool.
But the rivalry took a dramatic twist at this year’s championships when Sutcliffe, renowned for his big punch, caught the Mullingar man on the button in the very first round forcing the referee to stop the contest.