Cully strikes gold

Kildare flyweight Gary Cully claimed gold at the 38-nation European Youth Championships in the Netherlands on Saturday night.

The Naas southpaw, who boxes out of St David’s BC, beat Masud Yusifzade of Azerbaijan on a unanimous decision to finish on top of the 52kg podium.

Antrim bantamweight Kurt Walker was edged out in his bid from gold by Yusifzade’s compatriot Nasraddin Mammadov. Mammadov was handed a split decision after a very close 56kg decider.