Carlisle teenager John Joe Carrigan is a European boxing champion - for the second time.
The Border City Amateur Boxing Club star claimed victory in the EUBC Youth Championships on Sunday evening.
Representing England, Carrigan outboxed Oleh Hichva from Ukraine in the final of the under-71kg category.
The Todhills boxer won an unanimous judges' decision to take the gold medal in Croatia.
Young Cumbrian Carrigan can add the title to the EUBC Junior Championships gold he won last year on his first England outing overseas.
YOUR EUROPEAN CHAMPION 🥇
— England Boxing (@England_Boxing) April 14, 2024
Male, Under 71kg - John Joe Carrigan (England) beat Oleh Hichva (Ukraine) by a unanimous decision. #EnglandPerformance | #YouthEuros24 pic.twitter.com/FeM5q4yErH
The latest victory confirms his status as a rising star in the sport.
He has won a string of regional and national titles in recent years and is continuing to chalk up the success with England.
In Porec, Carrigan got the better of Irish opponent Tadgh O'Donnell in the semi-finals on Friday to reach today's final.
That followed wins over Georgia's Giorgi Natroshvili in the quarter-final and Israeli opponent Idan Moshe in the preliminary round.
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