RAVEN Chapman was left to rue the vagaries of boxing's scoring system after her heartbreaking split-decision defeat in the final of the Haringey Box Cup.

Chapman struck the aggressive tone she has been striving for all year in her contest with familiar foe Nina Hughes, also a points victor over Arena Boxing Club's Chapman at this year's Elite National Championships.

But she was left bewildered by the decision of the judges who came down in experienced Hughes's favour, albeit Chapman could take plenty of solace from her one-round semi-final destruction of Norwegian sensation Grethe Kraugerud.

She told the Daily Echo: "I have been on the wrong end of some tough points decisions this season but this one was especially disappointing.

"Sometimes you just accept it was close and that is how it goes But I lost out when I thought I had delivered everything judges say they look for.

"I was coming forward, I was aggressive and it was hard to understand why I did not get it. It was the last competition of the season and I wanted to finish on a real high."

Chapman's elite 57kg weight class was one of the illustrious Haringey Box Cup's blue riband events. Contenders in that division are vying for the English vest in next year's Commonwealth Games and, potentially, a place at the Olympics in 2020.

GB squad member Chapman, then, was delighted by the manner in which she got rid of Kraugerud, a one-time Golden Girl winner and fellow former Haringey champion.

Furthermore, there was much to take from the way she mixed it with Hughes, previously pipped to a GB Olympic spot by iconic London and Rio gold medallist Nicola Adams.

"Nina is an extremely good, seasoned boxer," said Chapman. "There is so much competition at my weight now, with it being included in the Commonwealths and likely to be an Olympic class.

"A lot of people are trying to put their stamp on it and I am right up there. If I keep doing what I am doing, I will be fine.

"Stopping Grethe was especially pleasing because I did it with a body shot – it was a really nice one to get. She is a good fighter and it is a great win to have on my record, even more so given the way I did it.

"I have been lacking a bit of confidence this season but I felt that was restored through the weekend. I am getting back to where I was. I need to retain that aggression, without thinking ‘forward, forward,’ all the time.

"You need a solid gameplan: clever boxing mixed with controlled aggression."

Another ABC fighter, 17-year-old Jake Carr, struck gold in the Youth B 91kg category in Haringey – and Chapman was suitably impressed.

"Jake had two really tough fights," she added. "He looked in control and did extremely well.

"He was coming back from a year out, so to win Haringey was a real achievement. Now he just needs to focus on his boxing."