Colebourn beats Murphy to book Elite final place

Liverpool boxer Sophie Colebourn booked her place in Sunday's England Elite boxing lightweight final with a hard-fought win over Alana Murphy at the Liverpool Echo Arena.

Murphy caught Colebourn with several decent counter punches in the first round but the Liverpool teenager hit back with decent shots of her own.

Colebourn dominated the second as she pushed Murphy back, and although the the third round was close, the Liverpudlian's intensity and aggression in the fourth ensured she won the semi-final by a unanimous decision.

Colebourn will face Chantelle Cameron in Sunday's final after she beat Hebden Bridge fighter Hatty Nylon in another  unanimous points decision in her last-four clash.  

RESULTS: 

48kg Demie Jade Retzen (New Astley) bt Jade Winfarrah (Grimsby Boxing Academy) pts unana.

48kg Kerry Anne Aaron (Army) lost to Tanya Dady (Earlsfield) pts unan

51kg Rebecca McMullin (Plympton) lost to Kim Shannon (2nd City) pts unan

54kg Jenna O’Reilly (Lynn) bt Kirsty Hill (Grimsby Boxing Academy) pts unan

60kg Chantelle Cameron (Far Cotton) bt Hatty Nylon (Hebden Bridge) pts unan

60kg Sophie Colebourn (North Mersey) bt Alana Murphy (Army) pts unan

64kg Cherelle Brown (Islington) bt Megan Reid (Army) pts unan

64kg Csilla Csejtei (Felbridge) lost to Oriance Lungu (Haringey Police Community Club) pts unan

69kg Stacey Copeland (Bredbury and Stockport) bt Paige Murney (Leicester Unity) pts unan

69kg Gemma Smith (Derby City Boxing Academy) lost to Stephanie Wroe (Army) TKO3