Boxing: Allana Shaw triumphs over Libby Frost

Allana Shaw with coaches Steven Connellan and Alan Bacon

In what was to be a busy and an emotional weekend for Hamer Amateur Boxing Club, 11-year-old Allana ‘Top Banana’ Shaw travelled to Congelton Town Hall on Friday 26 October to take up the challenge of Libby Frost of Beartown ABC. 

With the backing from her own crowd, Frost stormed out in the first round to take the fight to the Hamer boxer with wild swinging arms that caught Allana on the ropes. The Hamer fighter was a little taken aback by her opponent's method of attack and it took a while for her to settle into the contest, but as the round progressed, Allana began to find her range to unload one-two combinations to the head. 

At the start of the second round, Allana took to the centre of the ring to offload more crisp one-two combinations as Frost moved in. This continued throughout the round, yet Frost managed to catch Allana flush on the chin on the odd occasion, which made the bout that little bit closer.

Frost was tired in the third and last round, which allowed Allana to work on her combinations and she connected with fast one-two's before swiftly moving off on her front foot to keep her distance. 

Throughout the round, Allana caught her opponent on the chin as she stepped forward and it wasn't until the last ten seconds before Frost tried to get back into the contest, but it was too late to influence the judges, who voted in favour of the Hamer girl.