Irish Boxing

hes had a bronze at the Euros before and multiple EU medals.

 

Slappy - I have an assignment for you:

Next time you see Carlos, bring your video camera and get him to belt out a tune - as I read in todays boxing news that Carl is an outstanding singer!

So, let's have ala Seckbach-Dean 'Olloiivv Alloivv oo oo' Byrne video of the jackal

 

Done McCloskey to win on points tonight 6/4 whacked a tenner on it.

 

cant see it lasting myself.

 

I did mcCloskey to stop lauri - even money.

 

sent one in praising the coverage and a short one about marty being useless!

 

Lad's nearly pissed myself laughing when i read this..
http://www.rte.ie/sport/boxing/2010/0611/boxing.html


Now there's a small matter of the World Cup kicking off in South Africa and, as I type, we've jumped TV channels to keep an eye and there's R Kelly doing what he does best amidst a huge dance troupe. Click here for our World Cup text commentary. Enjoy.

I thought to myself Having sex with underage girls and getting away with it?

 

Is this the running order- just take out Carslaw? Did Conlan & Spencer weigh in?

 

Just got my reply!

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Good luck tonite Carlos:good

 

Ireland coach hails 'phenomenal' boxers

Friday, 11 June 2010 15:51
RTÉ viewers can see highlights of all the semi-finals in a special OB Sport programme this evening, on RTÉ Two. There will also be a programme on Saturday featuring the Irish finalists.
Click here to read about how the semi-finals progressed with our text commentary.
Ireland's Darren O'Neill and Paddy Barnes will fight for European titles on Saturday after another extraordinary day for the Irish at the European Boxing Championships, writes RTÉ Sport's Niall O'Flynn from Moscow.

The two men are guaranteed at least silver, to add to the bronze medals won by Ken Egan, Eric Donovan and Tyrone McCullagh, who lost in the semi-finals.
But it could so easily have been more Irish in the final as Egan lost a big lead, Donovan was very impressive and it appears McCullagh may have broke his hand in the first round.
The fact that McCullagh was still level with two minutes of the final round to go, and nursing a hand injury, shows the unbelieveable fighting spirit instilled in this team by Ireland coach Billy Walsh.
Speaking after the semi-finals, Walsh said: 'It's phenomenal. If you'd told us on the way out that we'd be leaving Russia with two finalists and five medals, we'd have taken it with both hands.'
Darren O'Neill was imperious as he brushed aside the challenge of Bulgaria's Mladen Manev, shutting out the dangerous Bulgarian by six points to nil.
Afterwards, O'Neill described his success here as a 'dream come true'.
The Kilkenny middleweight, who is a primary school teacher at a north Dublin school, will now face the very dangerous Russian Artem Chebotarev in the final.
Paddy Barnes also qualified for the finals, this time in of the 48kg light flyweight category, after a semi-final victory over Spain's José de la Nieve Linares.
The Belfast 23-year-old is now guaranteed a silver medal at the very least after a convincing victory 6-3 over Linares at the Ice Palace.
'I'm over the moon,' said Barnes. 'I was quicker off the mark than he was, and I stuck to the game plan.'
Barnes, facing an opponent who won the silver medal at the last European Championships, was controlled and composed, defended for long periods, then struck out for a score.
The Belfast boxer will face Elvin Mamishzade, who Barnes already knows from the Irish team's training camp against Azerbijan.
Ken Egan, however, was desperately unlucky to go down to his nemesis Abdelkader Bouhenia, from France, the southpaw who beat the Dubliner in the quarter-finals of the World Championships.
The Irish captain came out fighting, looking for revenge, scoring three points within the first minute and built a five point lead.
At the end of the first round, the Neilstown man led by seven points to four; but the Frenchman came back, closing the gap to two points, catching Egan with a couple of great right hands.
This was much more of a battle than Egan usually likes. His calling card is to build up a lead, then counterpunch. But the Frenchman never let him settle.
Towards the end of the second round, Egan was hit hard on the jaw, and was clearly rattled.
The second round ended with Egan leading only by one, 8-7.
And they were level less than a minute into the final round.
With under two minutes to go, the Frenchman was ahead for the first time, 10-9. Bouhenia held his lead, and ran out the winner 11-9.
Egan was extremely disappointed after the fight. He said: 'I'm gutted. I should have maintained my lead. I was four or five points up but he caught me with a right hand. I recovered, but it was my own fault. But at least I've another medal to bring home.'
Irish coach Billy Walsh said he was disappointed for the three men who lost in the semis. 'I thought all five had a chance,' he said, speaking immediately after Ken Egan's defeat.
'He's still a great boxer - two European bronze medals and an Olympic silver medal - one of the best we've ever had,' said Walsh about the Irish captain.
It has been a record-breaking week for the Irish in Moscow. Seven Irish boxers reached the quarter-finals at the Megasport Ice Palace. Five of those converted their chances, and reached the semi-finals - ensuring Ireland a high position in the final overall medals table.
Athy's Eric Donovan and Derry teenager Tyrone McCullagh will now, like Egan, go home with bronze medals, the first major medals of their careers, after going down in the semis.
Donovan, facing world champion and home favourite Albert Selimov, made a real fight of it.
Just a point behind after the opening round, and 4-2 down after the second, the Kildare 24-year-old eventually lost out on a scoreline of 8-2.
Afterwards, he pronounced himself 'devastated, gutted'. He added: 'I didn't want to come here and be happy with the bronze medal.
'That was my final today. If I could have surprised everybody and beat Selimov, I believe I could have gone on to win the gold.'
He spoke of his intention to qualify for the World Championships and the London Olympics 'and win more medals for Athy and Ireland'.
Tyrone McCullagh, meanwhile, bowed out at the semi-final stage with a gutsy performance against English boxer Iain Weaver in the 57kg featherweight category.
'It's good to win bronze, but it's not what I came for,' said the young Derryman, who lost by ten points to three.
'I'll get over it and I'll be delighted with the bronze in a few days' time.

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lads only after seein that i won 2 tickets in the brian peters prize for the fight tonight goin t leave dublin at half 6 will that be time enough t get up t watch the fight
****in chuffed

 

Fair play man!

 

i think all brian peters tickets were won off ppl on this thread :rofl:rofl:rofl

 

Im gutted i cant be there.... Im in work now on my computer BULLING