Aaliyah Butler from Monivea Boxing Club won the National Open Senior Cadet Championships at the National Stadium on Friday night. In the quarter-finals Aaliyah beat Michaela Donaghue (Clane) and in the semi-finals Lily Coffey (Riverstown) on a 5/0 score. In the final Aaliyah used her long reach and fast hand to beat Elizabeth Lloyd (Ballyhaunis) on a score of 5/0 and booked her place on the team for the Europeans Senior Cadets in Romania in May.
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