Magee retains European belt

Boxing: Brian Magee retained his European super-middleweight belt by stopping Roman Aramyan at the national Stadium in Dublin…

Brian Magee in action against Roman Aramian during their European Super Middleweight title fight at the National Stadium (Photograph: Cathal Noonan/Inpho)
Brian Magee in action against Roman Aramian during their European Super Middleweight title fight at the National Stadium (Photograph: Cathal Noonan/Inpho)

Boxing:Brian Magee retained his European super-middleweight belt by stopping Roman Aramyan at the national Stadium in Dublin last night.

The Belfast boxer, surprisingly won the vacant European strap on away turf in Aarhus, Denmark, when he stopped Mads Larsen in seven rounds earlier this year.

Armenian challenger Aramyan did not have the class to take the belt from Magee but did survive eight rounds of punishment before failing to emerge for the ninth.