Emotional Ken Moore hails St Francis duo

St Francis BC coach Ken Moore hailed Tommy Casey and Myles Casey after last night’s Limerick v Antrim showdowns at the National Elite Championships in Dublin in an emotional week for the Shannonsiders.

Myles beat Eamon McNally in the bantam class, but Tommy dropped a unanimous decision to flyweight TJ Waite, who lost to Rio Olympian Brendan Irvine in the 2015 final, at the National Stadium.

“Tommy boxed well. It’s great to him see split rounds with a boxer of the calibre of TJ. The correct man got the decision. Myles won it two years ago and hopefully can kick on from this,” said Moore, in a week in which St Francis BC President, Noel Griffin, passed away.