IABA Belfast Boxing Officers, Brendan Irvine and Paddy Gallagher, with assistance from local club coaches, have provided a series of boxing taster sessions today to over 125 young pupils from across the city.
This took place at the Girdwood Community Hub, which is gearing-up for a massive weekend of action at the nationally-calendared Halloween Box Cup. Over 400 boxers from 5 countries have submitted their entries to the tournament.
The schools participating in today’s Try It! sessions were:
St Paul’s PS
Sea View PS
Orangefield
St Mary’s
Boy’s Model School
All pupils engaged in a fun training sessions, learning non-contact boxing technical skills.