Barnes takes seventh national title in clinical fashion

It was national title number seven for Belfast's Paddy Barnes as he scored a unanimous decision over Hughie Myers at the Men's Elite Boxing Championships in Dublin.

Barnes takes seventh national title in clinical fashion
Fri, 07 Mar, 2014 - 22:13

It was national title number seven for Belfast's Paddy Barnes as he scored a unanimous decision over Hughie Myers at the Men's National Elite Boxing Championships in Dublin.

Barnes, the two-time Olympic bronze medallist, defeated Myers in what was a rematch of the 2012 final, a bout in which Barnes admittedly underestimated the Mullingar native.

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