Barrett faces tough final test

DAVID BARRETT (Rylane) bids to emulate older brother Seanie by winning the light welterweight title at the Irish intermediate boxing championship finals at the National Stadium tonight.

Barrett faces a huge challenge against Patrick Ward from Galway in the title decider.

He is one of four Cork boxers in action tonight . Paul Duncliffe from Sunnyside will be fancied to add the featherweight title to the U21 title he won earlier in the year when he meets John Hand (Dunboyne) while John and Martin Keenan are in the light heavyweight and lightweight finals and Tom McGrath contests the welterweight decider against Francis Foley.