Featherweight Harley Mace overcame the first hurdle on this year’s ABA Junior title trail with a polished victory over Pinewood Starr’s Josh Bower as Berinsfield claimed eight wins at their dinner show at the Rover Cowley.
In an intense class six four-round battle, Mace edged the first two sessions before storming through the third round and consolidating his lead in the last to claim the votes of all three judges.
Saving the best to last, Welsh international Ian Jenkins and Haringey’s Kingsley Okoile delivered nine minutes of middleweight quality, with the host boxer using his height to gain the verdict.
Middleweight Jerry Kinkonda claimed victory on his ring baptism by having the edge on accuracy over Northolt rival Amir Khan.
Southpaw Joe Joyce always had the upper hand over fellow teenage super heavyweight Aiden Hobbs.
A cluster of punches prompted a standing count and a left hook led to the referee stopping the contest towards the end of the second.
Will Healy, 14, had provided the first Berinsfield success with a determined display to outpoint Trowbridge rival Corey Smitherman.
Healy exploited his opponent’s caution to claim the first two rounds before the Wiltshire light flyweight rallied too late.
Lightweight Joe Bolton used his height to maximum effect from the bell against fellow debutant Dominic Martin before the referee called a halt midway through round three.
Tomas McDonagh provided a second Berinsfield win in this division when gaining a split decision with Jubilee’s Ryan Edmunds.
But Christy Collins missed out against taller Trowbridge rival Larry Ward in an absorbing opening contest of the evening.
Thame’s Adam Craigmile took in the last two rounds to gain the edge over Blackbird Leys rival Liam O’Neill.
Jack Hill always had the better of the exchanges with Barnstaple’s Jimmy Randall.
BERINSFIELD SHOW RESULTS
ABA Junior Championships Class 6 feather (57kg): H Mace (Berinsfield) bt J Bower (Pinewood Starr) unan pts.
Schoolboy/Junior L Ward (Trowbridge) bt C Collins (Berinsfield) unan pts, P McDonagh (Finchley) bt C Joyce (Berinsfield) unan pts, W Healy (Berinsfield) bt C Smitherman (Trowbridge) maj pts, J Bolton (Berinsfield) bt Dominic Martin (Gosport) rsc 3rd, A Craigmile (Thame & Aylesbury) bt L O’Neill (Blackbird Leys) unan pts, T McDonagh (Berinsfield) bt R Edmunds (Jubilee) maj pts, J Joyce (Berinsfield) bt Aiden Hobbs (Barnstaple) rsc 2nd.
Senior J Hill (Blackbird Leys) bt Jimmy Randall (Barnstaple) unan pts, S Turley (Thames Valley) bt D Thompson (Gosport) maj pts, S Dawson (Cheshunt) bt T Helm (Finchley) res 3rd, J Callendar (Bedford) bt M Todd (Berinsfield/RAF) unan pts, J Kinkonda (Berinsfield) bt Amir Khan (Northolt) maj pts, S Garman (Berinsfield) bt D Gale (Marlow) disq 1st, I Jenkins (Berinsfield) bt K Okoile (Haringey) unan pts.
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