Hastings ace crowned national champion

Ben Moore won his category, while William White and Lily Ramshaw were finalists in theirs at the climax of the Schools’ Championships in Crawley.

Moore, 13, triumphed in the male class A under-50kg class after winning a cracking final against Jadan Crook (Chorley) by a split decision.

See also: * Hastings trio target national championships glory* Hastings ace controversially denied national quarter-finals place* Hastings talent gets a taste of international competitionWest Hill knew that Moore needed to be on top form and he came out like a bull at the start of the bout, throwing so many combinations that Crook didn’t know what had hit him. Although Crook fought back and caught Moore with a couple of shots, Moore won the opening round.

Crook gave as good as he got in a very tight second round, but Moore caught him with three big shots in a row at the end of the round and the referee gave Crook an eight count, which probably swung the round in Moore’s favour.

Moore upped his game again in the concluding third round and put in some lovely straight jabs which knocked his opponent’s head back. Crook came fighting back, but Moore had the high level of fitness needed to prevail in a meeting of two very strong boys.

It was Moore’s second victory in successive days having defeated Charlie Brown (Hoddesdon) by a unanimous decision in the semi-finals on Saturday.