Fauldhouse boxer Reese Lynch has assured himself a Commonwealth Video games medal after defeating reigning champion Jonas Junias Jonas of Namibia on this afternoon’s quarter-final.
The 21-year-old, who final 12 months grew to become the primary Scot to bag a medal on the World Championships, was answerable for the total contest - incomes a unanimous 30-26 from all 5 judges.
Clinching his place within the semi-final ensures him at the least a bronze medal however he shall be eyeing a spot within the remaining when he takes on Canada’s Wyatt Sandford in Saturday’s bout.
Jonas, who was additionally the silver medallist in 2014 when shedding to Scotland’s Josh Taylor, was blown away by Lynch from the off because the teenager managed the struggle.
Lynch persistently landed his punches whereas his opponent grew to become flustered after a string of untamed misses and was deducted a degree after clearly hitting after the bell had sounded the tip of spherical two.
The Southpaw ensured there was no drama with a managed show in spherical three to bag himself a medal.
He turns into the second West Lothian athlete to medal in Birmingham after Uphall gymnast Shannon Archer grew to become Scotland's first-ever medallist in a ladies's particular person creative gymnastics occasion at a Video games when he gained bronze within the vault.
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