European Boxing Championships: Chantelle Reid, Abdul Burton and Damar Thomas all beaten in finals
Great Britain's boxing team secured three silver medals at the European Boxing Championships after all three finalists lost their respective bouts. Despite the lack of gold, the team expressed satisfaction with their performance at the major tournament.
Why it matters
The results provide insight into the current competitive standing of British amateur boxing on the European stage.
Image source, GB Boxing Image caption, Team GB added three silvers to the two bronze medals they won on Thursday
Great Britain's trio of finalists all lost their bouts at the European Boxing Championships as they claimed three silver medals.
Both Chantelle Reid and Abdul Burton suffered 5-0 defeats in their categories.
Commonwealth Games silver medallist Reid was beaten by Turkey's Busenaz Surmeneli in the light-middleweight final.
"I'm happy to come away with a silver, obviously would've preferred a gold but I shared the ring with a really good opponent," said Reid.
"I feel like I performed the best I could but I'm looking forward to fighting her again. It's been an amazing tournament, four really good fights and getting these medals at major competitions, I'm really grateful."
Meanwhile 20-year-old Burton lost to Russian Viacheslav Rogozin in the men's super-bantamweight and was emotional in his post-fight interview.
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