Michael Gallagher wins Olympic Youth bronze medal


BY CHRIS MCNULTY THE reaction said it all. An ecstatic Michael Gallagher leapt with unbridled joy after defeating Kim Jin-Nyong of Korea to win a bronze medal at the Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing, China. Advertisement The Finn Valley ABC heavyweight put in a magnificent display to outgun the AIBA World bronze medalist in the […]

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. […]

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 […]

Jason Quigley ‘buzzing and ready’ for fight two


BY CHRIS MCNULTY IN LOS ANGELES THE scenery doesn’t particularly bother Jason Quigley. Based now in Marina Del Rey, a seaside community in Los Angeles, around 12 miles from Downtown LA, the Ballybofey man spends most of his time commuting around the boxing gyms of Angeltown. Advertisement The sights and the settings are one thing […]