Irish Boxing

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xcp7pe_katie-taylor-vs-russia-part-3_sport

I'm pretty sure that's her fight from when she met her in the Worlds in China and not their fight recently. You can tell from all the chinese on the advertising stuff and the tags for that video say "championnat monde" which if my French is correct means world championships!

Impressive performance from Taylor back then but obviously the Russian has improved. I thought it was stupid from the IABA though to have her box twice on the weekend of the senior finals the weekend before she went out to that tournament. With the travel and everything plus the fact that she had a couple of fights to get to the final of that tournament she might have been a bit burned out by the end of the week.

 

Any news who the Pruntinator is fighting?
Sweeny Tims is going to be good, id say either a Sweeny points win or a late Tims stoppage,I take it Sweenys broken jaw is in good nick.
Still no news on Lees opponent?

 

Ya any1 know what the story is with Lee? when will this be announced?

 

hopefully tomoro

 

You heard something Moorser??

 

Ireland unveil strong squad for Turkey trip

Wednesday, 31 March 2010 18:20
The IABA have announced a twelve strong squad for the upcoming Prime Ministry Tournament in Ankara, Turkey.

Olympic medallists Ken Egan and Paddy Barnes and World and European champion Katie Taylor have been included in a panel which contains eleven senior champions from the recent Elite Men's and Women's National Championships.

Kilkenny middleweight Darren O'Neill will miss the Turkey trip after picking up an injury to his right hand.


The Paulstown BC club-man, the reigning EU and Irish champion, has been replaced by European Youth champion Jason Quigley on a formidable-looking Irish team.

Irish head coach Billy Walsh believes that the Ankara meeting will play its part in their preparations for the European Senior Championships in Moscow.

'We're expecting the tournament in Turkey to be very competitive, which is exactly what we need in the countdown to the upcoming European Senior Championship in Russia.

'We're very much looking forward to this tournament and getting as many bouts as possible under our belts,' said Walsh.

The European Senior Championships take place in Moscow form 4-13 June.

Ireland squad for Prime Ministry Tournament, Ankara, Turkey, 6-12 April:
48Kg: Paddy Barnes (Holy Family)
51Kg: Gary Molloy (Moate)
54Kg: John Joe Nevin (Cavan)
57Kg: Tyrone McCullagh (Illies GG)
60Kg: Eric Donovan (St Michael's Athy)
64Kg: Ray Moylette (St Anne's)
69Kg: John Joe Joyce (St Michael's Athy)
75Kg: Jason Quigley (Finn Valley)
81Kg: Ken Egan (Neilstown)
91Kg: Con Sheehan (Clonmel)
60Kg: Katie Taylor (Bray)
75Kg: Sinead Kavanagh (Drimnagh)

Team Manager: Dessie Donnelly
Coaches: Billy Walsh, Zuar Antia, Peter Taylor
Physio: Conor McCarr

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no puca jus thinkin there usually held on a friday i think ....brian peters are anyway
jus have a feelin

 

***an hangs up his gloves


IT’S all over for Oisin ***an, who has decided to hang up his gloves after a seven-year career in the paid ranks.
But the popular 36-year-old Dubliner and former Irish lightwelterweight champion, with only eight losses in 33 fights, will not be lost to the sport.
The Portmarnock resident, originally from Tallaght and described by George Foreman as “one tough cookie”, has taken up a coaching job as boxing development officer with Dublin City Council in collaboration with the Irish Amateur Boxing Association.
He will go around schools, clubs, colleges and community centres, imparting his pugilistic knowledge. “I feel it’s something I’m giving back to the community, and it’s a whole new challenge for me,” said ***an, who lived up to his nickname ‘Gael Force’ when the first bell rang with an all-action aggressive style, continually firing jabs, hooks and uppercuts from beginning to end – win or lose.
Challenge
“I believed in giving the fans good value for their hard-earned money and I always felt that was important.
As the fans know, I never ducked a challenge, even against the big guns like Amir Khan, Julio Cesar Chavez Junior or Paul Spadafora.
“These guys were class acts and while I was often unlucky, I gave them as good a challenge as anyone. Their reputations didn’t bother me whatsoever and my attitude was that I would walk through walls to get at them. So nobody could ever say I ducked anybody.”
***an’s last fight was against undefeated Andy Murray for the Cavan stylist’s Irish lightweight title at the National Stadium in Dublin seven weeks ago. However, the younger Murray proved too good for him and the fight was stopped in the fifth, with ***an trailing on points.
“I know I didn’t show for the postfight conference. I know too that I said I was disgusted at the fight being stopped as I was continually going forward. I still feel the same way about it. I should have been allowed to carry on.
“I knew he was getting the upper hand but he wasn’t hurting me whatsoever. Everybody knows my aggressive, tough style. My game plan was to always come forward, and in particular to come on strong near the finish and wear my opponent down.
The next thing I know the fight is stopped.
“Boxing is a tough sport and you have to expect to get hit, but for the fight to be stopped, prematurely in my view, is something that will stay with me until the day I die. However, I wish Andy the best of luck in his career. We are good pals.”
***an originally played Leinster junior league soccer and after being spotted by a talent scout he went to Oklahoma on a soccer scholarship and earned degrees in both Physical Education and Political Journalism until a serious knee injury ended his promising career.
“I was planning to come home but I didn’t have the air fare,” he said. “I was then advised by a local boxing promoter to stay on and become a pro boxer as I had done a little boxing back home.
“I planned to save up enough money to buy the air ticket and return to Dublin. As it happened, I won my first three fights, lost my fourth, but went on to become the Oklahoma lightweight champion.
“By then, while I had enough money to fly home, I liked it so much in Oklahoma that I decided to stay there.
It was a decision I’ve never regretted.” ***an did eventually return to his native city in 2006 and won the vacant Irish lightwelterweight championship by stopping Jeff Thomas, a Dutchman with Irish connections, in seven rounds on a Brian Peters promotion. “That would be a career highlight,” he said.
Elsewhere, Dubliner Thomas Hardwick (25) won the New York Golden Gloves novice heavyweight title at Madison Square Garden in New York last weekend.
He outpointed Earl Newman Junior, trained by John Duddy’s coach Harry Keitt, by setting a fast pace from the start, coming forward and snapping his taller opponent’s head back with hard left and right hooks.
“It was a dream come true to win at MSG, something I will always treasure,” said Hardwick, who dedicated the victory to his friend Warren O’Connor, who died in January after a stabbing incident in Dublin.

:bbbwish him all the best his fight on the dunne/poon card was great live

 

Louth GAA shirt arrived today. Will head over to Kieran Farrell's gym next week and get a few shots and an interview next week.

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The gloves were a birthday present from B McG but I agree they look abit flash! I think my sunbed improved tan looks quite tasty aswell

Bam bam I won't be anywere near Windsor park unless my beloved hatchet men or northern Ireland are playing... I hate the blues and I especially hate their fat manager davey jeffries with his stupid accent. He also pretends to be a praise the lord man which he most certainly is not I hope your boys give them a spanking!

 

Good man yourself Adam

 

Nice snaps there steve i'm glad you were able to operate the camera this time
cheers again for coming down mate

 

No bother pal........
Like i was saying Kiko is nothing special, You and Paulie could well out-box him and take the result and a very wide points decision....

 

Haha yeah I'm getting the hang of this photography lark alright. Cheers for the invite, I enjoyed it. Don't forget about us when you're a multiple world belt holder :yep :good

I'll stick some more snaps up as I get them on to the computer.

 

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