DONEGAL boxers were victorious in thirteen divisions at the Ulster 9 Counties Boys/Girls Championships, the finals of which were held on Saturday at the Eglinton ABC.
Donegal boxers in Ulster 9 Counties finals
FIFTEEN Donegal boxers go between the ropes today in Eglinton for finals at the Ulster 9 Counties Boys/Girls Championships.
Zaur Antia: Quigley’s best has yet to come
ZAUR Antia believes there is much more to come from world silver medalist Jason Quigley…
Jason Quigley: Almaty only the beginning of the journey
BY CHRIS MCNULTY c.mcnulty@donegalnews.com THAT the over-riding emotion at the conclusion was a deep and hurtful disappointment said a lot about the man. Jason Quigley was practically inconsolable in the moments after his world middleweight final defeat to Zhanibek Alimkhanuly. Advertisement Against the home fighter, in front of 5,000 boisterous fans in the Baluan Sholak […]
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 […]
World silver is ‘just the start’ for Jason Quigley
JASON Quigley has been a senior international boxer for only a matter of months.
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 […]