Egan takes ninth national title

Olympian hero Kenny Egan punched his way into the history books at the Elite National Senior Championships at the National Stadium in Dublin last night, defeating Belfast light heavyweight Tommy McCarthy to become the only Irish boxer in the 98-year history of the IABA to win nine Irish senior titles in a row.

Eighteen-year-old McCarthy, a bronze medal winner at the 2008 AIBA World Youth Championships, left his calling card at IABA headquarters last night and asked a few questions of the Neilstown club-man, particularly in the second round after he pulled back to within one point at 3-2.