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Irish A Team to Box in New
York
By Bernard O'Neill
September 20, 2007
(Inset photo: Eric Donovan) |
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(SEPT 20) A ten man Irish A team are using one of Irelands most famous
boxing clubs to prepare for a box-off in New York next weekend.
The Irish squad are being put through their paces at the Drimnagh BC in
Dublin- home club of 1992 Olympic gold medallist Michael Carruth-ahead
of their meeting with a New York Golden Gloves selection in the Big
Apple on September 22nd.
The A team will also compete in Belfast, Philadelphia, Boston, Chicago,
Russia, and Poland over the next year,and a trip to New Zealand is also
planned for March 2008.
The heavy schedule over the next twelve months will provide vital
international experience for the Irish A team, three of which were
included on an Irish squad which drew 8-8 on aggregate with Russia at
the National Stadium in Dublin and at the Athlone Institute of
Technology last April.
Willie Casey, Karl Crawley, and Fergal Redmond were in action against
the Russians,with Casey, from Our Lady of Lourdes club in Limerick,
recording a thrilling 17-12 win over Kirill Glumov in Athlone.
The Irish squad also took part in a recent Central Council box-off at
the National Stadium ahead of their trip and will be under experienced
coaches Christy McKenna from Drogheda and Ken Moore in New York.
Moore, from the St Francis club in Limerick, was in Andy Lees corner at
national level along with Finbar O'Brien before Lee won a bronze medal
at the European Senior Championships in Croatia to clinch qualification
for the 2004 Olympics in Athens.
According to IABA Liaison Officer Larry Morrison, they will be competing
with confidence at the Christ the King High School in New York this
Saturday night.
He said: "The squad have been getting some very hard training sessions
under the belts at the Drimnagh Boxing Club over the last few weeks and
they will be well prepared for this trip.
"It will be a tough assignment, as New York will name an experienced
squad but we are all very much looking forward to
this tournament.
"We are using these tournaments and further tournaments in the coming
year or so to give the Irish squad the experience of competing around
the world."
The Irish squad and management will depart for New York this Thursday.
Irish Squad for New York:
54Kg; Shane Cox (Gory)
57Kg: Willie Casey (OLOL)
57Kg: Kevin Fennessy (Clonmel)
60Kg: Karl Crawley (Glasnevin)
64Kg: Mark Wickham (St Anthony's/St Pats)
69Kg: Fergal Redmond (Arklow)
75Kg: David Conlon (Cavan/Garda)
81Kg: Michael Mullaney (Claremorris)
91Kg: Niall Kennedy (Gory/Garda)
91+Kg: Martin Sweeney (Drimnagh)
Team manager Paddy Osbourne, Coaches Ken Moore & Christy McKenna,
Liaison officer Larry Morrison,
Frank Ward R&J. |
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