DONEGAL heavyweight Michael Gallagher has a chance of a bronze medal at the Youth Olympic Games in China this afternoon when he faces Korean Jin-Nyong Kim.
Michael Gallagher defeats Maksim Kazlou to move into semi-finals at Youth Olympics
MICHAEL Gallagher moved into the semi-finals of the heavyweight division at the 2014 Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing, China after defeating Maksim Kazlou from Belarus.
Jason Quigley: Making America aware on the road to the dream
Chris McNulty was in California on Saturday to watch Jason Quigley defeat Fernando Najera at The StubHub Center…
Michael Gallagher to face Maksim Kazlou at Youth Olympic Games
BY CHRIS MCNULTY MICHAEL Gallagher has been drawn against Maksim Kazlou of Belarus in a heavyweight preliminary round bout at the 2014 Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing, China. The Finn Valley ABC man will take on Kazlou at the Nanjing International Exhibition Centre at around 2pm on Saturday. Advertisement The 18-year-old qualified at the World […]
Michael Gallagher in action at Youth Olympic Games in China
BY CHRIS MCNULTY MICHAEL Gallagher, the Finn Valley ABC’s hard-hitting heavyweight, will be in action at the 2014 Youth Olympic Games this weekend. Gallagher is in Nanjing, China, with a sixteen-strong Team Ireland, including three boxers – Gallagher, Mayo’s Ciara Ginty and Cork’s Christina Desmond – and the boxing gets underway on Saturday, August 23. […]
Jason Quigley powers to impressive win over Fernando Najera in Carson
BY CHRIS MCNULTY AT THE STUBHUB CENTER, CARSON JASON Quigley continues to catch the eye – of opponents and onlookers – as the Ballybofey man starred again in his victory over stubborn Mexican Fernando Najera in the StubHub Center, Carson, California on Saturday evening. Quigley pummeled the 27-year-old Tijuana taxi driver with a punishing array […]
Team Quigley: United by blood and bonded by desire to reach the top
BY CHRIS MCNULTY IN CARSON TEAM Quigley are hoping to following in the line of successful father-son combinations to reach the top of boxing’s pyramid. Jason and Conor Quigley could be mistaken for brothers. The Finn Valley ABC father-son team’s understanding of each other runs deep. Jason has often referenced his young days hitting the […]
Winning all that counts for Jason Quigley ahead of Fernando Najera clash
BY CHRIS MCNULTY AT THE STUBHUB CENTER, CARSON CALIFORNIA JASON Quigley says his big aim this weekend is just to wake up on Sunday morning with his record reading 2-0. Following his stunning debut win over Howard Reece in Las Vegas, winning courtesy of an 82-second stoppage, the Ballybofey man takes on Mexican Fernando Najera […]
Buncrana’s Friel family savours sporting success
IT’S been quite the couple of weeks in the Friel household in Buncrana.
Jason Quigley to face Mexican Fernando Najera
BY CHRIS MCNULTY IN LOS ANGELES JASON Quigley will take on 27-year-old Mexican Fernando ‘Pantera’ Najera (1-3) in his second professional fight on Saturday in the StubHub Centre, Carson, California. Following his win by TKO over Howard Reece, just 82 seconds into his pro debut last month in Las Vegas, Quigley will face Najera, based […]