CARNDONAGH ABC’s Labhaoise Clarke is set to appear in her first international fight tonight, Friday, when she lines up for an Irish selection that takes on Poland at the Whiterock Leisure Centre in Belfast.
Brett McGinty powers to impressive win at Oakleaf ABC show
BRETT McGinty showed again why he’s so highly regarded by coaches at club and country level with an emphatic win over Conor Vint at the Oakleaf ABC’s fight night at the Pilot’s Row Centre in Derry on Saturday night.
Silver medal brings steely resolve to Quigley
Jason Quigley is now ranked as number one in the world following his exploits in the World Championships last week that earned him a silver medal, but the Finn Valley boxer has brought back steel from Kazakhstan too and the middleweight boxer is now more determined than ever to land a World Gold.
Homecoming for Finn Valley hero Jason Quigley
BY CHRIS MCNULTY BOXING hero Jason Quigley, the world middleweight silver medalist, will meet the acclaim of his people this evening. The 22-year old Ballybofey man came away from the World Championships in Kazakhstan with silver after being beaten by Zhanibek Alimkhanuly in Saturday’s final. Advertisement Quigley created history by becoming the first Irish male […]
Jason Quigley beaten in final, but claims World Silver medal
BY CHRIS MCNULTY JASON Quigley has been beaten to a World Championship gold medal by Kazakhstan Zhanibek Alimkhanuly. In the middleweight final in Almaty, it was the home fighter, Alimkhanuly who took a 30-27, 30-27, 29-28 unanimous decision to win gold. Advertisement It was the first defeat in 33 fights for Finn Valley ABC man […]
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 […]
Jason Quigley seals silver – but now targets World Gold medal
BY CHRIS MCNULTY JASON Quigley is on a golden mission in Almaty, Kazakhstan. The Ballybofey man has become the first ever male Irish boxer to go better than bronze at the World Championships thanks to an outstanding display and a comprehensive win over Russian Artem Chebotarev in today’s semi-final. Advertisement He has become the first […]
Golden prize the aim for Jason Quigley at World Championships
Chris McNulty hears from the Quigley camp ahead of today’s semi-final in Kazakhstan…
Jason Quigley: “I don’t settle for second best or third best”
JASON Quigley doesn’t want to settle for second or third best at the World Championships.