ILLIES Golden Gloves puncher Darryl Moran leaves today to travel to Croatia with the Irish team for the 24th European Youth Championships.
Donegal boxing officials to travel to European Championships
DONEGAL will be well represented at the 2014 European Youth and Junior Championships with the news that Raphoe’s Peter O’Donnell has been appointed as the manager of the Irish team while Carrigart’s James McCarron will travel as a referee and judge.
Jason Quigley and Finn Valley are top dogs again at Donegal Boxing awards
Jason Quigley and the Finn Valley ABC swept the board at the Donegal Boxing Board awards night
Darryl Moran confirmed for European Youth Championships
DARRYL Moran of the Illies Golden Gloves has been named on the nine-man Irish squad for the forthcoming 2014 European Youth Championships in Zagreb, Croatia.
Buncrana’s Friel family savours sporting success
IT’S been quite the couple of weeks in the Friel household in Buncrana.
Delight at Illies NS as Northern Ireland boxing team visit
The North Ireland Boxing team visited Illies NS in Buncrana on Friday having spent four days in a training camp in the locality
Sadie Duffy reflects on Katie Taylor’s breakthrough night
Chris McNulty hears from Donegal boxing referee Sadie Duffy – who officiated at Katie Taylor’s first fight in 2001
Lee Harkin into cadet semi-finals
ILLIES Golden Gloves lad Lee Harkin is through to the semi-finals of the National Junior Cadet Championships. Harkin, a national boy champion in 2013 who took victory at the Ulster 9 Counties in December, overcame Thurles boxer Michael Doyle in a 50kgs quarter-final on Saturday at the National Stadium. Harkin lost out in a recent […]
Pain of defeat drives Austeja Auciute onto cloud 9
BY CHRIS MCNULTY SINCE she arrived back from a defeat to Amy Broadhurst in the National Open Youths in January, Austeja Auciute had only one thing on her mind. Last Saturday, the Finn Valley ABC woman scooped the ninth Irish title of her career, defeating Ciara Sheedy in the Under-18 64kgs final. Advertisement Over the […]
Under-18 title for impressive Darryl Moran
Darryl Moran’s triumph in the Under-18 49kgs final on Saturday was his fifth national title win – and it was bagged in impressive style.