Boxing: Falkirk Phoenix's Cain Neil shocks national development champion

Falkirk Phoenix boxer Cain Neil shocked the current national development champion Josh McCrory last Friday, forcing the referee to call a halt to proceedings as he demolished the Argo ace.
By Ben Kearney
Published 22nd Dec 2022, 10:13 BST
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Falkirk High School pupil Neil travelled to the Albion Social Club in Yoker for the bout, and he started at a frantic pace. Both boxers in the ring managed to land clean shots early on, until Neil turned it on midway into the first round.

His immense pressure put McCrory on the back foot and he didn’t look back. Having then landed a thumping three-punch combination that snapped the Argo boxer’s head back, the referee dished out a count to the champion.

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In the second round, the referee then dished out another two counts to halt the match in favour of the impressive Neil.

Meanwhile, Phoenix fighter Robbie Shanks was also recently in action. He lost out in Alloa to Kai Montgomery on a 3-2 split decision.

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