Ward’s masterclass stuns Egan

JOE WARD (Moate) created one of the biggest upsets in the history of Irish amateur boxing when he beat Olympic silver medallist, Kenny Egan, 11-6 in a thrilling light heavyweight final at the last night’s Elite national senior championships at the National Stadium.

The defeat may not have actually dashed Egan’s hopes of making it to London 2012 next year but it certainly dented them and it was a victory that was totally deserved by the 17 year old Westmeath man who has already won world youth and junior titles.

He had Egan, who was bidding for an unprecedented 11th consecutive title, on the floor twice and Egan got two public warnings from referee Sadie Duffy for holding his head down.