Rutherglen boxing coach Archie Durie says there are huge issues to come back from younger Lucas Ewan after taking bronze from the Schoolboy Tri Nations in Dundee earlier this month.
The Castlemilk teen misplaced in his semi-final towards Sparta ABC’s Thomas O’Reilly, who went on to defeat England’s Tom Connor and win the GB 52kg title.
Fellow Scot O’Reilly was forward within the first spherical and to the shock of Ewan’s nook, he was given a standing eight depend within the second spherical, regardless of there not being a transparent punch thrown.
Nevertheless, O’Reilly then got here at his opponent and when he compelled a second eight depend, the referee stopped the battle in favour of the Sparta boxer.
Coach Archie Durie mentioned: “For Lucas to come back by means of his first ever season and win a Scottish Nationwide title, then the Western District title, and get bronze in his first GB Tri-Nations is admittedly like a gold to him.
“The expertise he'll take from this may do him a lot good for subsequent season.
“I've been very pleased with our boy Lucas on this previous yr. He trains so arduous, he offers 100 per cent on every thing he does, and this isn’t the final you'll hear from Lucas Ewan.
“There are huge issues to come back from him.”
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