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MERSEYSIDE & CHESHIRE had six champions crowned at the finals of the National Amateur Championships at Derby Arena.
Everton Red Triangle welterweight Lucas Biswana was one of the six celebrating. The 19-year-old edged a 3-2 split decision win over Ellis Panter, a result that left the 18-year-old from Burton Park shocked. The decision could have gone either way.
Biswana has stopped four of five opponents on his way to the final, but found it harder to land his bombs on Panter. The 2019 European Schoolboy Champion appeared to win the opener, scoring with jabs and rights over Biswana’s low lead hand.
After that, Biswana upped the tempo, leaving it tight going into the
