BRAINTREE Boxing Club celebrated an exceptional performance by Shane Pavitt when he competed at the Haringey Box Cup at Alexandra Palace in London.

Boxing in the under-64kg category at Europe’s largest open boxing tournament, Pavitt excelled over the course of three days.

His recent form had been impressive enough for Braintree head coach Sean Magee to enter him and Pavitt did not disappoint with three brilliant performances.

In his quarter-final, Pavitt was matched against Marcus Abraham of Brentwood ABC.

After a cagey opening round, Pavitt increased the momentum in the second and a furious assault saw Abraham given a standing eight count and the Braintree man went on to secure a unanimous points win.

The semi-final saw Pavitt matched against the pre-tournament favourite - the undefeated Harvey Drummond from Westside ABC.

Undeterred by the difficult draw, Pavitt stormed out of the blocks and stunned Drummond with some powerful combinations that resulted in another opponent receiving a standing eight count.

To his credit, Drummond dug in and boxed excellently for the majority of the second round, but Pavitt slipped a slow jab from his opponent and landed a crunching right hand that buckled Drummond’s knees and had him clinging on again.

The third round was dominated by the Braintree contender and he was awarded a fine victory by unanimous decision.

Pavitt was matched against the older and more experienced Dan Mughazai of London's Hooks ABC in the final.

Both had their moments in the first round, but the second was controlled by Mughazai until Pavitt began to unload his renowned heavy punches towards the end.

It was relatively even going into the final round, but following instructions from his corner, Pavitt threw caution to the wind and launched an all-out attack on the London boxer.

He immediately caught Mughazai with a hard left hook to the head and then followed it up with solid combinations, before closing the fight with a massive right hand that had his opponent stumbling as the final bell sounded.

To the surprise of many, though, Mughazai was awarded the victory via a split decision but Pavitt had once again demonstrated why he is fast becoming one of the best boxers in Essex as he took the silver medal.