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Birthday boy takes the title


3/ 7/2008

AMATEUR boxing’s rising star from Heywood didn’t take long to make his mark when he was awarded his first England vest.

Kieran Farrell of Wham Street was up against some of the most daunting opposition he has ever faced in the under 51 kilo class as he squared up in the UK Tri-nation championships in Edinburgh at the weekend.

But he came home with another title and another trophy to add to his growing collection.

His first win came on Friday, his 18th birthday, when he faced six foot tall Scot, Danny Singh, and triumphed with a 17-8 score.

In the final, he was up against another English fighter, Luke Goodings, and they finished with identical scores. But taking scoring shots into account, Farrell got the verdict by one point.

"I couldn’t have wished for a better debut as an England boxer," said Kieran. "Winning on my 18th birthday was

brilliant, but becoming a Great Britain champion a day later was unbelievable."

He boxes for England again in four weeks against Ireland in Dublin.


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   Well done Kieran. We are always reading about Kieran´s success and he has worked hard to get where he is and I´m sure we will see him in the near future alongside our top boxers.

The Brady Bunch, Tracey, Tom, Jasmine, Shannon, Symone & Danny (ex Wham Bar Drive)
Tracey Brady, Spain
9/07/2008 at 14:25
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