Darryl Moran loses split decision in National Elite Senior Championship semi-final

DARRYL MORAN WAS tonight denied a place in the final of the Irish light-flyweight final.

The Illies Golden Gloves club member lost a split decision at the National Stadium in Dublin against Regan Buckley
from St Theresa’s in Bray, Co Wicklow.

Buncrana native Moran,  a six-time Irish champion, won first round 29-28 but lost the second round 29-28 and went down in the third 30-27 in the National Elite Senior Championship semi-final.

Buckley will now take on Stephen McKenna, the European Under-18 silver medalist from Old School in Monaghan, in the final.

Darryl Moran, who last September was named Donegal’s Best Senior Boxer, where he received the Harry ‘Kid’ Duffy Memorial Cup from Paul McMahon