‘Flying’ Egan edges closer to 10th title

KENNETH EGAN kept on course for an historic 10th successive Irish senior title with a one-sided 21-2 victory over Denis Hogan (Grangecon) in last night’s light heavyweight semi-final at the National Stadium.

It was a fight that the Olympic silver medallist was always expected to win and he did it with panache and flair, winning each round comfortably and forcing standing counts in the second and third.

“I was scoring well and getting the points up – I know it’s hard to get the points these days,” he said. “I was catching him with clean head shots and some hard body shots too to soften him up.