Caitlin Fryers left the European Women's Boxing Championships with a silver medal after being comfortably defeated by 2020 Olympic silver medalist Naz Buse Cakiroglu in the light-flyweight final in Montenegro.
The Turkish fighter won 5-0 on the judges' scorecards after a polished performance against the less experienced Irish boxer.Fighting out of the red corner, Fryers came forward in the first in an attempt to force the pace, but her polished opponent was pleased to pick her moments with her long rights landing continually over the top as she took a 10-9 lead on all scorecards.The Belfast fighter again came out aggressive at the start of the second, but the round followed a similar pattern with Cakiroglu picking her moments beautifully.A stiff left midway through the second round rocked Fryers, and some impressive body work late in the round also caught the eye as Cakiroglu led 20-17 on three cards and 20-18 on the other two heading into the final round.Fryers continued to box aggressively in the third as she went in search of a special finale, but although that never looked likely, she could at least take heart from a right rocking her opponent and a few combinations also getting through.