Chislehurst’s Rachel Moore claimed a London title and in the process is through to the England Boxing National Senior Development Championships semi-finals later this month.
Moore, boxing at 52kg, defeated Islington’s Camilla Perusi in a hard-fought contest.
Guided by former Fisher coaches Andrew and George Wadman at Lee Wilkins Buzzing Bodyshots Gym in Crayford, Moore recovered from a difficult first round to take the decision after the three-round bout.
Moore came out in the third and launched a thrilling late flurry to edge the contest.
Wiktoria Michalik, also coached by the Wadmans, was in action at the same event.
She fought at 57kg against Abigail Hallam, an awkward opponent from Uxbridge.
Michalik had a training camp with the international squad in Poland and was technically superior to her opponent. But after a scrappy contest Hallam got the decision, to the surprise of Andrew Wadman.
He said: “The opponent just kept spoiling and grabbing. It was a close fight but we thought Wiktoria won on cleaner work. They gave it to the other girl in a big upset, but she’ll be back.”
Moore got a bye into the semi-finals, when she will be in action on October 18 with the final scheduled for the next day in Kettering.
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