Slick Sutherland turns on the power

DARREN SUTHERLAND (St. Saviours OBA) added the national senior title to his CV with a power-packed performance that overwhelmed Edward Healy (Portlaoise) in the third round of their middleweight final at the finals of the National senior championships last night.

It was a performance that had everything. He got his jab working early on and put some delightful combinations together.

Sutherland built up a 19-2 lead and, seconds into the third round, the contest was stopped on the 20 point rule.