The Jersey Select lost the Corniche Apartments Gold Cup, 3-2, at Hotel L’Horizon on Saturday night, when an extremely tight split-decision in the final bout went against captain Craig Culkin.
But after such a ding-dong contest, against the Royal Navy and Marines Select captain Jason Gardner, it was impossible to be anything but uplifted.
Said light-heavyweight Culkin (31), who made his senior debut for Leonis ABC aged 17 against the Royal Marines: ‘I really enjoyed that. That’s what I’m all about. I got beat, but I gave my all.’
Every second of the three three-minute rounds lit up the Jersey Dinner Boxing Club show, already on a high with the appearance of former WBC heavyweight champion Frank Bruno, one of the most loved British sportsmen of the modern era.
