Irish Boxing

if the girls can box at the next olympics...that would guarantee us a gold in katey taylor



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-ESCkuGOCM

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3CTxhQWvj4A&feature=channel

 

was under the impression this fight was a big deal locally, the stadium looks half empty

 

[YT][/YT]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3By69B6GFWE







go on lindsay

 

has this been posted somewhere already ??
its on boards.ie...is this a wind-up?
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Ali visit to Ennis confirmed
08/08/2009 - 18:58:03

http://newsfeed.tcm.ie/media/images/...adalituxap.jpgBoxing legend Muhammad Ali will visit his ancestral Irish home next month, it was confirmed today.

The former world heavyweight champion has accepted an invitation to see the birthplace of his great-grandfather in Ennis, Co Clare, on September 1.

He is due to visit Dublin for a charity event the previous day.

Members of Ennis Town Council are expected to make the 67-year-old, who is fighting Parkinson’s disease, the first Honorary Freeman of Ennis Town during his trip.

Mayor Frankie Neylon said thousands of visitors will come to the town to see the world famous boxer.

“I have no doubt that the people of Clare will turn out in huge numbers to welcome Muhammad Ali and that the boxer himself will thoroughly enjoy his visit to the Ireland’s Banner County,” he added.

Ali’s great-grandfather Abe Grady emigrated from his home on the Turnpike Road in Ennis to the United States in the 1860s.

Grady sailed from Cappa Harbour in Kilrush, Co Clare, eventually settling in Kentucky, where he married an African-American woman.

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Their son also married an African-American and one of the daughters of that union was Ali’s mother, named Odessa Lee Grady.

She married Cassius Clay, senior, and they settled in Louisville, where their son was initially given his father’s name on his birth in 1942. He later changed his name to Muhammad Ali when he converted to the Nation of Islam after winning the world title in 1964.

Mayor Neylon said further details of Ali’s visit would be finalised during a special meeting of Ennis Town Council on Monday week.

“I will be proposing at the Town Council meeting that a Civic Reception, the highest honour that this town can give, be held in Muhammad Ali’s honour,” said Cllr Neylon.

“I will also be proposing that he be named the first Honorary Freeman of Ennis Town.”

He said the public interest in this planned visit has been immense.

“I believe that the publicity surrounding it will result in thousands of additional visitors to the town,” he added.

“The visit will serve as a huge boost to the local economy including its bars and hotels, which have experienced a huge downturn in business over the last year.”

 

think this has already been posted.

its old news mate - this info have been out there since his fight in Croker against Blue Lewis

 

Cheers bluffer, good links:good

 

The news about Ali is not a wind up, I live in Ennis and its happening!!!!

 

Does anyone know the story with Setanta Ireland? Will they be showing any US boxing or has that gone with the UK contract?

I tried to hold out for as long as possible but it's gone to the dogs so im thinking about ****ing it off for ESPN instead ahead of the new premiership season.

 

where did bluffer go:huh:good

 

i no this question has been asked by a few...but whats happening with dunne:good

 

hes fighting "The Thai"

but theres some small contractual details that need to be ironed out!
or so is my understanding of the situation

 

yeah i no hes fighting the thai...but when...and when is the tickets going on sale...who else will fight that night....there are more questions than answers:good

 

Any news on John Duddy????