BOXING: Paul McCloskey secures light welterweight belt
Northern Ireland boxing has a new British champion.
Sunday, 07 December 2008
Dungiven`s Paul McCloskey beat Colin Lynes to secure the light-welterweight belt.
The title was stripped from David Barnes for pulling out of the fight with Lynes at Dagenham in Essex.
“It is an honour to beat a boxer like Colin Lynes. I have a lot of respect for him. He is former European champion and I respect him.”
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