CARDIFF
APRIL 29
ONE particular match-up caught the eye together two unbeaten youngsters, each from the travelling community that has produced so many stars over the years.
But the showdown in the junior 57kg class proved disappointingly one-sided. Gary Buckland, southpaw son of the former British pro champion of the same name, was never able to come to terms with Torfaen Warriors’ Henry Janes, whose unanimous victory took his tally to 28-0, including a win over leading English prospect Leighton Birchall.
Buckland, from Newport’s St Joseph’s gym, had won all nine going in, but had not met foes of this standard and looked tentative in the opener. He had to take a count after being clipped late in the
