Geraghty claims Crumlin crowing rights

Declan Geraghty advanced from his all-Crumlin BC lightweight clash with Francis Campbell in the opening bout of the National Elite Championships last night-

The 2013 bantamweight champion scored a unanimous decision on a night of contrasting fortunes for the club at Dublin’s National Stadium.

Geraghty had one eye on today’s quarter-final with defending champion Sean McComb: “I’m happy with that and hopefully I can add to it tomorrow,” said Geraghty, who was switching from southpaw to orthodox throughout the three rounds.