Liam Davies receives an Elite bye after all
Shropshire's Liam Davies didn't have to throw a punch to secure his place at finals weekend in the England Elite championships.
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The 19-year-old represents his Dad Tristan's Donnington Boxing Club and had been matched for the pre-quarter finals on Saturday,
writes Craig Birch.
A trip to Hampshire beckoned for qualifiers held at the Aldershot Army Barracks and a 52kg clash with Blessed Sithole, from Thanet in Kent.
But Sithole bowed out on Friday night, saving team Davies a trip and allowing Liam walk over to the three-day event at the Echo Arena in Liverpool.
The quarters, semis and final will be staged day-to-day from April 24 to 26 with Davies' old rival Muhammad Ali, from Bury, seeded at the weight.
