CHIEF support on the Crocker-Donovan card was a super welterweight clash featuring Belfast’s Caoimhin Agyarko who was defending his WBA Continental title against Yorkshire’s Ishmael Davis. In the week leading up to the clash, the pair claimed it would be ‘fight of the night’ and they delivered in a non-stop, action-packed twelve rounds.
LEWIS Crocker was crowned IBF Welterweight World Champion in his home town of Belfast on Saturday night after defeating Limerick’s Paddy Donovan by split decision over 12 rounds.
TYRONE McKenna proved in spades he's got a lot more to offer as he produced another impressive performance on Saturday night to claim a seventh-round KO win against Waterford’s Dylan Moran.
MICHAEL Conlan fought in Dublin for the first time in his professional career on Friday evening in front of a raucous home crowd – and came away with a knock-out win.
Reuben Stevenson of St Paul's ABC lifted the Irish U15 Title (37kg) at the National Stadium in Dublin on Friday evening. The U15 competition began on 8th August with a total of 162 athletes competing to clinch one of 34 weight category national titles that were up for grabs.
On Saturday evening Belfast’s Colm Murphy defeated Surrey’s Luke Pearson to clinch the vacant EBU silver title. Murphy looked in control throughout and rightfully got the unanimous decision to retain his perfect record and move to 15-0.
HAMMER Boxing and Conlan Boxing brought the show ‘Fresh Blood’ to the Devenish on Friday night. As part of this years Féile an Phobail the event promoted Belfast’s next generation of boxing talent. Twelve fearless fighters, two of whom made their professional debut, entertained the lively crowd in an evening of fiercely competitive boxing.
ST Paul’s Boxing Club is hosting a special fundraising event as a team of five Palestinian boxers make the journey from the West Bank to West Belfast to fight against an Irish Select Team.
BELFAST'S Caoimhín Agyarko is due back in the ring on 13th September in Windsor Park, Belfast to face England’s Ishmael Davis in a highly anticipated super-welterweight clash on the Donovan-Crocker undercard.
The Mighty Celt is not done. It has been rumoured that Tyrone McKenna could return to the ring this September to face Waterford’s Dylan Moran. The pair fought in an intense battle last December dubbed ‘War in Waterford’ which certainly lived up to its title. The scrap ended in a knockout win for the Belfast man just inside two rounds.
IRELAND'S Katie Taylor takes on Puerto Rican Amanda Serrano in their third clash this Friday evening in the heart of New York City, the centre of the boxing world, and the infamous Madison Square Garden.
