LEIGH Amateur Boxing Club has ended a memorable season which has seen the club emerge as a real force within the East Lancs ABA.

Coaching staff improvements, a stronger committee and the emergence of strong new talent has helped the club to great success.

Highlights have including the development of Justin Beacall, Ashley Peyton and David Morris alongside youth finalist Robert Bordon who was selected for the Hopwood Hall Boxing Academy, and the exciting prospect, Martin Pilkington.

Six boxers have been in action, the youngest Justin Beacall, 11. In his second skills bout at Worsfold's ABC Show his efforts won a standing ovation . On the same bill 13-years-old St Mary's High bantamweight David Morris was matched up with Preston's Thomas Dunn who gained revenge in a close battle.

Days later Beacall made his debut at Park Hall and was unlucky to drop a majority points decision to Joshua Salemi.

Captain Tony Parr faced the talented Mick Hall and after making a slow start could not catch up, dropping the opening two rounds before closing down Hall in the third, the Preston boxer taking a points win.

Middleweight Robert Bordon and bantamweight Martin Pilkington appeared on the Arrow ABC show in Swinton where Martin had to survive a doctor's inspection of a cut on his arm before going into the ring against Daniel Singleton. After a close first round the Leigh boxer exerted more pressure but at this point the referee stepped in an disqualified him because his plaster had become loose.

Robert Bordon fought a scrappy bout against Arrow's Shaun McDwyer, never finding his early season form and losing on points.

Popular middleweight Rory Roberts appeared on the huge Amir Khan v Mario Kindelan Show at the Reebok and took his opponent Bury's Justin Farrell all the way before losing on a narrow points decision.

The last on show this season was 16-years-old bantamweight Ashley Peyton who was matched with Blackpool's Robert Hambleton. He put on a cracking display forcing a standing count and almost stopping Hambleton to take a unanimous points victory.