COLCHESTER boxer Lewis Richardson claimed a silver medal at the European Championships, in Armenia.

The Great Britain boxer was beaten via unanimous points decision in a fiercely contested middleweight 75kg final with Ireland's Gabriel Dossen.

 

Richardson had beaten GB Boxing team-mate Sam Hickey in his semi-final, to reach the final.

In a fiercely competitive bout between the two team-mates, it was Richardson who did enough in the eyes of the judges to earn a victory via split decision (4:1).

GB Boxing’s Performance Director Rob McCracken said: “It has been a fantastic week with lots of positives for the team.  To come away with eight medals, one gold and three silver, is a fantastic effort by the boxers and all of the coaches and support staff that have helped them in achieving their goals.

“There have been some brilliant performances throughout the competition against a high level of opponent and the boxers will have learned a lot and gained valuable experience from these championships which will only help them to improve looking forward.

“These results, at an early stage in the cycle, put us in a good position for the rest of the year as we look forward to helping them get more experience ahead of the Olympic qualification campaign for Paris that will get underway next year.”