Jason Quigley: Nine minutes from a World title


“Vanish, o night! Fade, you stars! Fade, you stars! At dawn, I will win! I will win! I will win!” – Giacomo Puccini’s ‘Nessun Dorma’ BY CHRIS MCNULTY c.mcnulty@donegalnews.com WHEN he presses play on his iPod in the moments before today’s World Middleweight final, Jason Quigley will listen to a powerful tone that has acted […]

Katie Taylor hails ‘phenomenal’ Jason Quigley


BY CHRIS MCNULTY IRISH boxing heroine Katie Taylor has hailed Jason Quigley’s World Championship semi-final win. The Ballybofey man will fight Kazakhstan’s Zhanibek Alimkhanuly in tomorrow’s final after a brilliant semi-final demolition of Russia’s Artem Chebotarev in today’s semi. Advertisement Quigley is the first Irish male boxer to reach a World Championship final. Taylor is […]

Austeja Auciute wins eighth national title


BY CHRIS MCNULTY FINN Valley ABC golden girl Austeja Auciute has done it again. The 17-year old won her eighth Irish title on Saturday night when she defeated Kayleigh McCormack in the 64kgs final at the National Under 22 Championships. Advertisement It continues the St Columba’s College student’s remarkable record. It his her eighth national […]

Jason Quigley defeats Vijender to reach last sixteen in Almaty


BY CHRIS MCNULTY JASON Quigley is through to the last sixteen at the IABA World Championships. In his opening bout this morning, Quigley overcame the Indian Vijender Singh to advance in the middleweight division. Advertisement Quigley took a 2-0 decision. The 22-year old Finn Valley ABC boxer was the 30-26, 30-26, 28-28 winner over Vijender, […]