Standing ovation as boxer's fight of the night is fitting tribute to brother

It was an emotional evening as a Morecambe boxing club honoured a teenage champion while his debuting brother provided a thrilling fight of the night.

Coastal Amateur Boxing Club remembered Leo Mountain with a 10-bell salute at the start of its first show of the new season on Saturday.

Leo, an 18-year-old North West amateur boxing champion who trained at the gym on West End Road, tragically died in April.

Photos of Leo now adorn the walls of the Red Rose Community Centre, where boxers - including Leo's brother Lewis - competed on the show which featured young boxers from gyms from across the North West.

The action got under way with 'skills' contests including McKenzy Wardman, James Allison (below), Isaac Hermi and Liam Allot from Coastal.

Ivan Winder from Coastal then faced Lawrence Boswell from Radcliffe Elite ABC in one of the first 'scored' bouts of the evening, losing a unanimous decision after a brave effort.

Charlie Turner from Coastal was unfortunate to lose a close unanimous decision to Jesse Onwuhronye from Furness Catholic ABC. Roared on by the home crowd, Turner scored well with lefts from his southpaw stance, and inflicted a standing count on his opponent. But the tough Onwuhronye's strong finish may have swayed the judges.

Below, Turner vs Onwuhronye.

Billy Thompson boxed at range behind his jab effectively early on against Musterf Ali from Newall Boxing Academy, but was outlanded by his heavy-handed opponent over the three rounds in losing a unanimous verdict.

The biggest ovation of the night came for Lewis Mountain (below, left), brother of Leo, who was making his debut representing the Lancashire School of Boxing.

Lewis gave his all in a thrilling toe-to-toe battle with Filip Jozef Struski of Natbridge ABC, showing great heart and defensive skills, and two-fisted attacks against a more experienced adversary.

Struski got the judges' nod, with the fight receiving a standing ovation from the crowd who appreciated both the action and the emotion of the occasion.

The night ended with two quick finishes. First, Harley Butcher's intriguing bout with his Tyldesley Centurions opponent Zenas Uwabor ended prematurely after an accidental clash of heads in round one. Harley was cut and unable to continue, and was declared the winner on the judges' cards.

Below, Harley Butcher in action against Zenas Uwabor

Then came a dramatic conclusion to the evening as Coastal's Aiden Gemmel stopped Dom Stawney of Manx ABC with a one-punch finish early in the first round.

This tremendous shot bang on his opponent's chin earned Gemmel the 'Boxer of the Night' award, and a belt named after Leo Mountain himself.

Below, coach Bob Howard, Aiden Gemmel and local professional boxer Troy Gallagher

In other bouts on the show, Louis Graham of Manx ABC won a split decision over Jacob Mellon of Whitehaven and District, Joseph Walker of Flookburgh stopped Billy Cook of Newall Boxing Academy in the second round, and Charlie Smith of Roche ABC outscored Sam Monaghan of Manx ABC, winning a unanimous points decision.

MC for the night was Greg Lambert of Beyond Radio.