Rutherglen boxers impress as Durie' ABC put on a great show

Fighters from Durie’s Amateur Boxing Club produced the goods at the club’s latest home show with four victories on an action-packed night at Rutherglen’s Kings Park Hotel.

The club hosted 10 bouts on Saturday night and there were some impressive performances from their youngsters as they competed against opponents from across the country.

Kicking off the show for the Rutherglen club was Cambuslang lad William Lafferty at 54kgs. The 14-year-old had lost his first three contests to date, but he made sure he was winning in this bout.

Straight from first bell, he took it straight to Barrhead opponent Kyle Wylie winning every round, plus the Barhead boxer received a standing 8 count.

William won by unanimous decision, much to the delight of his family and fiends in the audience.

To make it even better for William he was voted by the judges at the end as the best home boxer of the night also .

Next in for Duries was 15-year-old Cambuslang lad Jay Stewart at 54kgs. He was up against Toryglen’s Southside Boxing Academy kid Alan McCardle and this bout was a 100 mph, with both lads going at each other from the off.

In the second round, Rutherglen boxer Stewart raised the tempo even higher, forcing McCardle onto the ropes opening up with a 3/4 punch combination. He knocked the Toryglen boxer to the canvas, where the ref started the mandatory 8 count, but the ref decided he wasn’t in a fit state to continue and the bout was stopped in the second round.

The action continued with Rajmund Turtak from Govanhill in the 71 kgs, but he lost on points to Daniel Todd of Edinburgh’s Leith Victoria.

Lucas Ewan (50kgs) from Castlemilk lost in his bout on points to Shaun Townsend of Edinburgh’s Lochend ABC, while Abe Renton (64kgs) from East