Flyweight Edwards earns ABA shock

ABA Finals coverage 0025 GMT, BBC One Saturday, 3 December

Liverpool flyweight Paul Edwards caused a major upset in boxing's ABA finals at Wembley Conference Centre by beating double champion Stewart Langley.

The 18-year-old pulled off a 16-12 points win to stake a late claim for a place on England's Commonwealth Games team, to be announced on Wednesday.

"It was a great toe-to-toe contest and Stewart beat me in our last bout so it was good to get revenge," said Edwards.

"I have been dreaming of winning an ABA title since I was 10 years old."

Stephen Smith - also from Liverpool - emulated his older brother Paul by becoming an ABA champion when he won a tight featherweight final 8-6 over Birmingham's Akaash Bhatia.

And England's most decorated amateur Nick McDonald sealed an ABA hat-trick with a 21-8 success over game Stuart Hall of Spennymoor.

"It is a big of ambition of mine to win something as prestigious as the Commonwealth Games," said McDonald.

"I've done everything at this level now and I am looking forward to my chance on the bigger stage in Melbourne."

London middleweight James Degale overcame Liverpool's Joe McNally 25-12 to retain his ABA title.