BOXING: Daza and Declan in fine form (From Oxford Mail)

BOXING: Daza and Declan in fine form

3:32pm Friday 22nd February 2008 in Sport

Oxford Boxing Academy duo Daza Usher and Declan Townsend secured two polished wins in St Albans.

Welterweight Usher, 22, collected his first victory of the year after proving superior in all departments against Neil Samuels from the host Luton Shamrock gym.

The Bicester-based fitness instructor landed well to all parts of the target with accurate shots from both hands to gain a comprehensive points decision.

Townsend, 11, remains unbeaten from his four ring outings as he added the scalp of Ismaiel Suleiman to his collection.

He got behind the jab to dominate the first two sessions and his Luton Shamrock rival left his retaliation far too late to erode the Ducklington schoolboy's substantial lead.

• SIMON Welsh is hoping for a belated birthday present when he tops the bill at Berinsfield's next dinner show at the Rover Club in Cowley next Saturday.

The lightweight is about to 22, but the celebrations will have to wait until after he has tackled England international Chris Higgs over four rounds.

Welsh said: "It will be a tough battle, but this is a fight I've wanted for a long time to move up a notch in my boxing development.

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