1.   The most impressive winner of the afternoon was North-East junior champion Michael Threadgill.

2.   He was also second in the Yorkshire Championships at Harrogate and is currently junior champion of Yorkshire.

3.   Danish rider Jan Staechmann and former British junior champion Carl Blackbird both recorded double figures twice at Cleveland Park last season.

4.   Among those being considered as an opponent is WBO junior welterweight champion Sammy Fuentes.

5.   And she knew about Sarah Hughes, the US junior champion who finished fourth here.

6.   As a junior champion, she was invited to take part in national qualifications, but she did not improve on her times from the previous year.

7.   A two-time junior champion here who grew up playing on clay, Hingis has won all of the Grand Slam singles titles except the French Open.

8.   Carroll wanted Kwan first to become a junior champion.

9.   Chavez was supposed to fight a meaningless opponent in hopes of positioning himself for one last title fight vs. World Boxing Council junior welterweight champion Kostya Tszyu.