BOXING: Geesala welterweight Henry Coyle produced the biggest shock of the tournament when defeating Arklow's James Moore in the National Senior Championships at the National Stadium last night.
The two men were tied at the end of the second round but a quick succession of punches in the final round from Coyle eventually saw him win out on a 17-12 scoreline.
The night began with Baldoyle teenager Conor Ahern taking the light-flyweight title with a 17-8 victory over Ross Hickey.
Despite coming back to tie the flyweight contest in the third round, Thomas Lee was unable to prevent his opponent Paul Hyland from retaining his title.
Andy Lee from the St Francis club forced a fourth-round retirement out of Patrick Murray to capture the middleweight contest while, in the featherweight division, Belfast boxer Martin Lindsey was crowned the new 57kg champion.
NATIONAL SENIOR FINALS
48kg: Conor Ahern (Baldoyle) bt Ross Hickey (Grangecon) 17-8. 51kg: Paul Hyland (Golden Cobra) bt Thomas Lee (Oughterard) 17-14. 54kg: Eric Donovan (St Michael's Athy) bt Brian Gillen (Holy Trinity, Belfast) 19-16. 57kg: Martin Lindsey (Immaculata) bt Eamon Touhey (Moate) 17-8. 60kg: Andrew Murray (Cavan) bt Noel Monteith (Dockers) 15-5. 69kg: Henry Coyle (Geesala) bt James Moore (Arklow) 17-12. 75kg: Andy Lee (St Francis) bt Patrick Murray (St Matthew's) RSC Rd4. 81kg: Kenneth Egan (Neilstown) bt Marvin Lee (Oughterard) 8-2.
SQUASH: The top seeds at the National Championships came through their opening rounds unscathed at Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club last night, reports Mary Hannigan.
Defending women's champion Madeline Perry's quest for a sixth senior title in seven years got off to a comfortable start with a 3-0 victory over Jenny Moore.
Second seed Aisling Blake had an equally trouble-free opener against Aoife Kernin while Anna McKeever and Aisling McArdle also overcame their first round opponents.
