Two Golds as Development continues by Tom Walker Dec 10th 2007

The future does look bright for boxing on the amateur stage as the "Development Squad" progress in Azerbaijan. 48kg European Junior Silver medallist Robert ‘Rocky' Wright (Clydeview ABC, Glasgow, SCO) beat home boxer Tural Amirov (AZE) to cap a superb year with another Gold medal. 2007 has been a fantastic year for the young Glaswegian who can look forward to 2008 with some relish. 64kg Davey Docherty (Bushey ABC, Watford, ENG) joined his GB squad-mate atop the podium with an excellent performance. He outpointed Samir Cafarov (AZE). Unfortunately Craig Evans 57kg (Church Place, WAL) walked into a terrific punch in the second round in his final, and although he got up, the referee wisely stopped the contest so he had to make do with silver. All in all another excellent tournament for Britain's bright young sparks. The experience gained by these young boxers who are now habituated with international competition and boxing in highly partisan environments cannot fail to hold them in good stead for their future international careers. Four medals for a strong Welsh team and Golds for Docherty and Wright. These performances consolidate an excellent year for the junior squad who look well poised for 2008 and beyond to London 2012.

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