BURY ABC coach Mick Jelley was bursting with pride after witnessing what he described as the ”best collective display” he has ever seen from his young boxers at the Harringey Box Cup.

Four of his six-strong contingent who fought in the prestigious multi-national team tournament came away with gold medals, leaving Bury in a close second-place finish overall.

“There was only one other club from Britain and the rest of the world who did better than us,” said Jelley.

“Hooks – one of the most respected gyms in London – won the competition, but we had the same number of winners and they took eight fighters with them.

“They only beat us because they had two silvers as well.

“This is the biggest performance put in by this club in years.

“To go to a tournament like this and win four golds is extraordinary.

“It’s a massive achievement.”

The organisers named Bury ABC 17-year-old Sahir Iqbal, who lives in Farnworth, as the fighter of the tournament following his unanimous points victory over Tion Gibbs, of Hall Green, in the open class 60k division.

Bury’s other winners were Muhammad Ali, aged 17, in the open class 52k division, Ali Zahid, aged 20, in the 71k division and 24-year-old 57k boxer Sarah Dunne.

Ali beat Thomas White, of Canvey Island, on points; Zahid won by a split decision against Russian-born Hooks fighter Kuteiba Jiminez and Whitefield-based Dunne enjoyed a unanimous points win over Lyndsay Doyle, of Wexford, Ireland.

The two other Bury fighters – Brian Rennie, aged 26, and Mohammed Roshid, aged 18 – were both beaten in the earlier rounds, with Roshid’s victor, Gibraltar-based boxer Tyrone Buttigieg, going on to win the 54k division for those with less than 20 fights.