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Raphoe’s Tommy Stewart honoured for years of service

Recently Tommy Stewart was awarded with Honorary Life Membership of the Ulster Boxing Council of the Irish Amateur Boxing Association.

Donegal boxers aiming for 9 Counties success

Several Donegal boxers will take to the ring at the Ulster 9 Counties Championship finals at the weekend

James McCarron looks forward to European Juniors

BY CHRIS MCNULTY JAMES McCarron says refereeing at the European Junior Championships will be the ‘highlight’ of a decade-long career in the role as a boxing referee. So long as he doesn’t happen to follow in the footsteps of Mr Maciej Dziurgot, the referee who was viciously attacked in the ring by boxer Vido Loncar […]

Donegal boxers advance to Ulster Novice Intermediate semi-finals

DONEGAL boxers have been performing well at the Ulster Novice Intermediate Championships at the Dockers Club in Belfast this week.

Sudden death of Raphoe boxing stalwart Brendan Ryan

BY CHRIS MCNULTY TRIBUTES have been paid to Raphoe boxing stalwart Brendan Ryan, who died suddenly on Wednesday afternoon. Brendan (67), from Burnside, Raphoe was a founder member of the Raphoe Amateur Boxing Club in 1988 alongside Peter O’Donnell and Tommy Stewart. Advertisement He was a coach in the club for twenty-three years. Having worked […]

Cody Lafferty going One Direction after winning first All-Ireland title

CODY Lafferty won’t forget her first experience of the National Stadium in a hurry.

Ciara Anderson and Cody Lafferty bridge gaps of a different kind; four national titles for Donegal

CIARA Anderson and Cody Lafferty bridged gaps of a different kind on Saturday to scoop national boxing titles.

Donegal boxers chase national titles in Dublin

IT’S A big weekend of action for Donegal’s female boxers with at least six looking forward to national finals and a further four competing in semi-finals on Friday in a bid to make it onto the list for finals day on Saturday.