DUBLIN IMPRESS VERSUS BELGIUM

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The Dublin squad, pictured, emerged victorious from there recent Brussels trip versus the Belgium national team.

Dylan Doyle was first into the ring for the dubs and after a very close contest with both boxers having there moments in a very technical and tactical bout it was the Belgian champion who was adjudged to have won the the bout on a 2/1 split against Dublin’s Irish flyweight champion but Doyle can be very happy with performance.

Next up was hot Dublin prospect Pierce O’Leary who had to box his way into range to land some big body combinations against the fast moving Belgian and it was the big hitting dub who had his hand raised in victory on a 3/0 points win.

Third into the ring was the slick Glasnevin pugilist Jordan Moore who outboxed his Belgian opponent for three rounds with the Belgian struggling to keep pace with the Irish champion Moore who made it win number two for Dublin.

Crumlin’s Peter Carr stepped between the ropes next for Dublin, after a bout that went one way then the other it was the Belgian boxer who emerged with the win but Carr can be very proud of his performance.

Next to trade leather was Dublin’s Conor Wallace and with the contest in the balance after two rounds it was Wallace who stepped up a gear in the final stanza and force the game Belgian into a standing count with a beautiful right hook near the end of the round, it was Wallace who had his hand raised on a 2/1 split.

Last up for the capital team was Chris O’Reilly, but it was his tricky 6ft 2” opponent who started fast to win the first round but o’reilly who changed tactics in the 2nd to bob and weave his way to sink some telling shots to the body and push the tall Belgian onto the back foot and o’reilly made sure of the victory with a high volume big 3rd to win on points and round off victory for the Dubs.

The Dublin coaching and management team was very happy with the win with team manager Mel Leonard stating.

“We were delighted with all the performances on the night and with the weekends trip overall,we would also like to wish the boxers the very best of luck for the season.”

Picture and copy courtesy of James Doyle.

Dublin Squad

52kgs:Dylan Doyle
56kgs:Jordan Moore
64kgs:Pierce O’Leary
69kgs:Peter Carr
75kgs:Conor Wallace
81kgs:Christopher O’Reilly

Team manager

Mel Leonard (St Mary’s BC)

Coaches

Philip Keogh (Dublin Docklands BC)

James Doyle (Monkstown BC)

R/J

Philip Rooney(Dublin County Board)

IRELAND’S GREATEST SPORTING MOMENT

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Michael Carruth is crowned Olympic champion

 

RTE begins a five part series tonight in search of the greatest moment in Irish sport, Michael Carruth’s and Katie Taylor’s gold medal wins at the Olympics, for instance.

Irish sport has provided some pretty seismic moments in recent decades and it has seen the emergence of individuals who would define eras and go on to become legends. However, how many of those moments have transcended sport?

How many have made the nation stand-still and lived long in the memory to stand the test of time? Ireland’s Greatest Sporting Moment will give you at home the opportunity to pick the moment that you think stands out above all others.

Katie Taylor is declared Olympic champion in 2012

This show will reflect on the 50 years of Irish sport between Ireland’s first TV Sport broadcast in 1962 up until 2012. Although there have been some incredible sporting moments since, the cut-off will ensure that there is enough distance to ensure the moment stands the test of time.

Presented by Des Cahill and Evanne Ni Chuilinn, Ireland’s Greatest Sporting Moment will run every Thursday for 5 weeks, starting November 9 at 9.30pm on RTE 2.

Ireland’s greatest sporting moment) will be determined by a live social media and text vote from viewers at home.

 

NATIONAL SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS 2017

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Please see below attachment for National Senior Men’s and Women’s Championships (formerly Intermediate Championships) at Dublin’s National Stadium.

Boxing begins on Friday week, November 17th, at 7pm at IABA headquarters.

November 17th weigh-ins – 8.30am to 10am and 12pm to 1pm at the National Stadium.

The tournament will be contested across the regular ten male and female weights.

IABA OFFICIALS ATTEND CORK CELEBRATIONS

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Cork boxing rolled out the red carpet for top Irish Athletic Boxing Association (IABA) officials on a day of celebration on Leeside last Saturday.

Newly elected IABA President Dominic O’Rourke, IABA CEO Fergal Carruth and IABA Registrar Stephen Connolly attended as the Rebel County celebrated a record breaking 33 All-Ireland titles last season, smashing the previous record by three belts.

Anna Moore and Dave O’Brien represented the Munster Council.

Olympic champion Michael Carruth was a guest of honour in the Munster capital. Michael O’Brien, President of the Cork County Boxing Board, made a special presentation to the World Elite medallist to mark the 25th anniversary of his historic win at Barcelona 1992.

Proceedings began with the unveiling of a plaque to the legendary Cork-born Jack “The Gorgeous Gael” Doyle on the iconic Boxing Wall in Bishop Lucy Park.

The celebrations continued at City Hall later that afternoon where a Civic Reception was organised to jointly welcome Michael Carruth and the new President of the IABA, Dominic O’Rourke.

Permanent Deputy Lord Mayor, Cllr. Fergal Dennehy, hosted the event. In his address, the Councillor welcomed all and outlined the long tradition that exists between Cork boxing and the seat of Leeside democracy.

Fergal Carruth spoke at City Hall and hailed the outstanding contribution of Cork to Ireland’s most successful Olympic sport.

Michael O’Brien thanked the Deputy Lord Mayor for hosting the event before proceedings moved to the main event of the day, the Cork boxing victory dinner at the Commons Inn Hotel in Blackpool.

Michael Carruth received a prolonged standing ovation at the Commons Inn.

Dominic O’Rourke was warmly welcomed and stated that the Cork Board was a role model for the development of Irish boxing. Michael O’Brien made a presentation to the IABA President.

The Lord Mayor, Cllr. Tony Fitzgerald, and Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin spoke and made presentation on the night.

Full details in Thursday’s Cork Evening Echo followed by a two-page spread with pictures on the Evening Echo at the weekend.