Irish team the best to come here yet

GUERNSEY'S head boxing coach Graham Guilbert reckons that County Tyrone will be his team's toughest ever opponents at an Open Show.

But he is confident that the Greens will be successful come the end of tomorrow's sell-out show at Beau Sejour.

'They'll be the best yet,' said Guilbert, of the Northern Irish.

'They said they are coming over to box. They've got some experienced and strong lads, but we're pretty confident that we can hold our own.

'We now hold our own with the top London clubs.'

However, Guilbert did admit that he does not know too much about the visitors.

Their coach, Frank Gervin, who is a legend in the Northern Irish boxing scene, is keeping his cards very close to his chest.

'Frank is a nice old bloke, but he's cagey,' he said.

'We don't know too much about them. They're being very secretive.

'We've matched the boxers but he won't tell us too much, which is fair. I don't tell them too much.

'It's as much tactical as anything else.'