Joyce and Duncliffe set for battle royal

Brendan Mooney

The Under-21 bantamweight final was a thriller, fought out at a furious pace and, for three rounds, the scoring was level until Joyce edged clear in the last two to take the title.

“Paul has learned a lot from the U-21 final. He has changed his style and if he continues to box as he is doing he can take this one,” Billy O’Donovan, Leeside/Lough coach, insisted.