England Boxing National Youth Championships 2019 – day one report and results

Jack Oliphant cut a jubilant figure after quarter-final victory in the England Boxing National Youth Championships 2019 – but admitted it was tough to box fellow national squad member Junaid Bostan.

The two talented boxers went toe to toe in the Youth Under-64kg category in what was, on paper, one of the stand-out bouts of the event’s first day at the Spiceball Leisure Centre in Banbury.

But it was Bodyshots’ Oliphant – who won best boxer in winning gold at the 2017 European Junior Championships just days after his mum had died from cancer – who put in the smarter work to win a unanimous decision against Steel City’s Bostan.

The Southern Counties boxer will now take on Clifton’s Manley Brown in tomorrow’s (Saturday’s) semi-final.

“It’s happy days for me because I know Junaid is a good boy. I know everyone expected me to win, so I did fell the pressure, so it’s good to get a good win out the way first up and I feel now I can go on to another level,” he said.

“We are good friends and we’ve been to the Europeans together for England. For some reason, it’s even more competitive and you want to beat them even more when you know them. You want to show you are the best.

“It was a good bout and that 100 per cent gives me confidence for the rest of the tournament because I got it done and I’m confident I can all the way and win the title.”

There was also joy for Gosport’s Mateusz Bereznicki in the penultimate bout of the day in the at Youth Under-81kg category.

The tall and rangy boxer secured a spilt decision victory over Attleborough and England’s Tommy Fletcher, who had stepped up a weight to box his opponent.

“I worked so hard for it,” said Berenznicki. “The first round I sort of worked him out, the second round I picked it up and in the third round I thought I outclassed him.

“I’ve trained hard for this and I’m buzzing for the semi-finals tomorrow. I’ve just boxed someone who is pretty much my height, 6ft 6ins, and I’ve never boxed someone like that before.

“I think that would have top rank as one of my best wins, if not number one, and I’m so pleased with my performance.”

Just two female bouts took place on the opening day and there was comfortable progress into the semi-finals for 2018 European Junior gold medallist Courtney Scott at Youth Under-54kg.

The Headland boxer secured a unanimous win over Mayflower’s Amelia Jarvis with an assured performance.

The other female action saw Manor’s Georgia Klein defeat Tommy Coyle’s Kelsey Uscroft, who was on the England Junior talent programme in 2018.

Elsewhere, Timperley’s Clark Smith – a national title winner at Cadet level last year – claimed victory over Atherstone’s George Bance, who won silver at the European Juniors in 2018.

The Under-69kg bout won a keenly-contested bout by a split decision, leaving his corner delighted.

But another cadet champion from 12 months ago, Repton’s Tyrieq Campbell, did not enjoy the same success as he went down to a unanimous verdict against Dan Toward’s Birtley in the Under-75kg category.

FULL RESULTS

Ring A

Bout 1 – Over 46kg not exceeding 49kg, Male Cadet – Kyle Quinn (Hoddesdon) beats Uzair Maqboo (ELBA) – split.

Bout 2 – Over 49kg not exceeding 52kg Male Cadet – Joe McGrail (ERT) beats Blake Binskin (PEJ) – unanimous.

Bout 3 – Over 49kg not exceeding 52kg Male Cadet – Robert Lacourt (Repton) beats Joseph Doyle (Droitwich) – unanimous.

Bout 4 – Over 56 kg not exceeding 60kg Male Cadet – Kevin Connell (ERT) beats Liam Clarke (Hoddesdon) – unanimous.

Bout 5 – Over 56 kg not exceeding 60kg Male Cadet – Joe Crawford (Queensway) beats Jamie Dodds (Bo’s) – unanimous.

Bout 6 – Over 56kg not exceeding 60kg Male Cadet – Patris Mughalazi (Hooks) beats Matthew Winn (Golden Ring) – unanimous.

Bout 7 – Over 60kg not exceeding 64kg Male Cadet – Simon O’Donnell (Hooks) beats Taylor Andrews (Downend) – unanimous.

Bout 8 – Over 60kg not exceeding 64kg Male Cadet – Oscar Grey (Hoddesdon) beats Remi Boxill (2nd City) – split.

Bout 9 – Over 64kg not exceeding 69kg Male Cadet – Liam Orme (Weston Warriors) beats Lewis Owens (Crook) – split.

Bout 10 – Over 64kg not exceeding 69kg Male Cadet – Liam Wiseman (Team Wiseman) beats Josh Sholoye (Hoddesdon) – split.

Bout 11 – Over 46kg not exceeding 49kg Youth – George Ellis (Hoddesdon) beats Ellis Trowbridge (Guildford City) – unanimous.

Bout 12 – Over 52 not exceeding 56kg Youth – Adam Mohammed (Repton) beats Marcel Drzewicki (Burton) – unanimous.

Bout 13 – Over 64kg not exceeding 69kg Youth – Mahab Miah (Hamer) beats Bradley Smith (Downend) – split.

Bout 14 – Over 64kg not exceeding 69kg Youth – Bailey Donald (Team Wiseman) beats Sam King (Hoddesdon) – split.

Bout 15 – Over 64kg not exceeding 69kg Youth – Thomas Varey (Trowbridge) beats Michael Burke (Repton) – split.

Bout 16 – Over 69kg not exceeding 75kg Youth – John Hedges (Hoddesdon) beats Joel Bartell (Guildford City) – split.

Bout 17 – Over 69kg not exceeding 75kg Youth – Dan Toward (Birtley) beats Tyreiq Campbell (Repton) – unanimous.

Bout 18 – Over 69kg not exceeding 75kg Youth – Joel Garratt (Avalon) beats Joseph Vaughan (Littleborough) – split.

Bout 19 – Over 75kg not exceeding 81kg Youth – Lucas Wilson (Birtley) beats Oliver Ralph (Parkstone) – unanimous.

Bout 20 – Over 75kg not exceeding 81kg Youth – Mateusz Berenznicki (Gosport) beats Tommy Fletcher (Attleborough) – split.

Bout 21 – Over 75kg not exceeding 81kg Youth – James Metcalf (Ingle’s) beats Thomas Healy (Macclesfield Boys) – unanimous.

Ring B

Bout 1 – Over 46kg not exceeding 49kg Male Cadet – William Hewitt (Leigh ABC) beats Baileigh Hibbs (Arena) – unanimous.

Bouts 2 – Over 46kg not exceeding 49kg Male Cadet – Owen Campbell (Sefton) beats Callum Singh (Bulkington) – split.

Bout 3 – Over 52kg not exceeding 56kg Male Cadet – Sonny Driscoll (HOP) beats Shakiel Iqbal (Tigers) – unanimous.

Bout 4 – Over 52kg not exceeding 56kg Male Cadet – Tom Browning (Billericay) beats Amir Abbas (Prospects) – unanimous.

Bout 5 – Over 60kg not exceeding 64kg Male Cadet – Ali Akbar Javid (Bury) beats Jack Jervis (Croxteth) – unanimous.

Bout 6 – Over 60kg not exceeding 64kg Male Cadet – Ted Jackson (St Pauls) beats Cameron Briggs (PEJ) – unanimous.

Bout 7 – Over 69kg not exceeding 75kg Male Cadet – Kai McCann (Kings Heath) beats Khalid Ayub (Hebden Bridge) – unanimous.

Bout 8 – Over 69kg not exceeding 75kg Male Cadet – Oliver Dragisic (Holland Shore) beats Wesley Lee (Minster GG) – unanimous.

Bout 9 – Over 69kg not exceeding 75kg Male Cadet – Adam Olare (Howden) beats Corey Nountford (Stoke Staffs) – unanimous.

Bout 10 – Over 46kg not exceeding 49kg Youth – Mykyle Ahmed (Manor) beats Billy Saunders (Spirit) – unanimous.

Bout 11 – Over 49kg not exceeding 52kg Youth – Bradley Thompson (Donnington) beats Zane Mohammed Akbar (Bradford College) – unanimous.

Bout 12 – Over 51kg not exceeding 54kg Female Youth – Courtney Scott (Headland) beats Amelia Jarvis (Mayflower) – split.

Bout 13 – Over 54kg not exceeding 57kg Female Youth – Georgia Klein (Manor) beats Kelsey Uscroft (Tommy Coyle) – split.

Bout 14 – Over 56kg not exceeding 60kg Youth – Owen Bollingbrooke ((Attleborough) beats Joe McGuiness (Jimmy Egan’s) – split.

Bout 15 – Over 56kg not exceeding 60kg Youth – Jay Turner (Frankie Gavin’s) beats Ryan Tattershall (Devonport) – RSC.

Bout 16 – Over 60kg not exceeding 64kg Youth – Manley Brown (Clifton) beats Nakibul Khan (Bexhill) – unanimous.

Bout 17 – Over 60kg not exceeding 64kg Youth – Jack Oliphant (Bodyshots) beats Junaid Bostan (Steel City) – unanimous.

Bout 18 – Over 64kg not exceeding 69kg Youth – Stephen Clarke (Rotunda) beats Leon Musson (Sheffield Boxing Centre) – unanimous.

Bout 19 – Over 64kg not exceeding 69kg Youth – Clark Smith (Timperley) beats George Bance (Atherstone) – spilt.

Bout 20 – Over 75kg not exceeding 81kg Youth – Mateusz Bereznicki (Gosport) beats Tommy Fletcher (Attleborough) – split.

Bout 21 – Over 75kg not exceeding 81kg Youth – James Metcalf (Ingle’s) beats Thomas Healy (Macclesfield Boys) – unanimous.

All pictures by Andy Chubb.