Confident Sutherland bids for first senior title

DARREN SUTHERLAND became something of a celebrity when he fought his way to the world amateur boxing championship quarter-finals in China just over a month ago.

However, if you met him today you’d hardly recognise him.

All that will change over the coming weeks when he bids to claim his first national senior title for, while he admits that he won’t be underestimating any opponent, there appears to be no-one who can deny him.