FIGHTERS from Droitwich Amateur Boxing Academy continued to raise the bar in the club’s annual tournament at Kidderminster Harriers’ Aggborough Stadium.

The Spa members clinched the majority of victories in the nine bouts fought with good showings in all contests.

Amongst the stand-out performers was 15-year-old Sian O’Toole, who scored a devastating second round stoppage over Birmingham’s Ceri-Ann O’Dell.

O’Toole’s straight and accurate punching proved too much for her opponent and the referee sensibly moved in after administering one standing count.

Top of the bill saw Droitwich heavyweight Dave Jenvey, 29, back in the ring after a five-year lay off.

Jenvey boxed Kettering’s Karolis Baubkus in an intriguing battle but although he was the harder and more accurate puncher, he lost out on a split decision.

Droitwich’s rising star Joe Doyle, 12, took his record to an impressive seven wins from nine bouts with a well-crafted points win over Rochdale’s Ahid Khan, who had a similar record.

Doyle stamped his authority on the bout in the second round and stormed through to a well-deserved victory.

Middleweight Phil Vickery, 34, showed promise on his debut, scoring a good win over Gloucester’s Roydell Thomas.

But 19-year-old welterweight Shawn Hewlett was less fortunate, coming up against a very strong opponent in Rochdale’s Husnain Ali and losing an entertaining match on points.

In one of the hardest bouts of the evening 14-year-old George Butler pulled out all the stops in the final round to take a split decision over Ludlow’s Chadd Woodfield.

But his brother Layton Butler, 11, was less fortunate, dropping a split decision to Josh Taylor from Wednesbury.

Clarence Hall, 13, was another who had to fight all the way against Chepstow’s Keiron Woods.

After trailing in the first round Hall took charge in the second and held on gamefully in the third to take a well-deserved decision.

Lewis Smith, 15, looked harshly treated as his opponent Stoke-on-Trent’s Kaash Buttery brawled his way through all three rounds without penalty.

Smith was never allowed to get into his stride but found himself pinned to the ropes for much of the contest and the judge’s decision went against him.