TEAM IRELAND TRAINING CAMP SHEFFIELD

Mcc0069929 picture by Geoff Pugh Boxer Nicola Adams training at the English Institute of Sport Sheffield.

 

Ireland’s Dervla Duffy and Great Britain’s Olympic champion Nicola Adams, both pictured, had a top class spar at the English Institute of Sport today.

Sky Sports were at ringside the record some fiery exchanges between Duffy and Adams, who has qualified for Rio 2016, in Sheffield.

The footage will be used in a future broadcast.

Mcc0069929 picture by Geoff Pugh Boxer Nicola Adams training at the English Institute of Sport Sheffield.

The Irish Women’s Elite squad are in training camp with Great Britain, France, Germany and the Czech Republic in Sheffield in the build up to the 9th AIBA World Women’s Elite Championships at Olympic qualifiers which begin in Kazakhstan on May 19.

Team Ireland return home on Saturday.

 

 

Irish squad

48kg Donna Barr (Twin Towns)

51kg Ceire Smith (Cavan)

54kg Dervla Duffy (Mulhuddart)

57kg Moira McElligot (St Michael’s Athy)

64kg Kelly Harrington (Glasnevin)

69kg Grainne Walsh (Sparticus)

75kg Christina Desmond (Fr Horgan’s)

Team Manager: Anna Moore

Coaches: Eddie Bolger & Pat McDonagh