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Seven winners for Donegal boxing at Ulster 9 County Championships

written by Chris McNulty November 19, 2018
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Donegal had two more winners in the ring to take the county’s total to seven successes at the Ulster 9 County Boy/Girl 1,2, 3 Championships.

The Championships were held over the last two weekends at Deele College in Raphoe.

Picture: Keelin Collins and Matthew Carlin of Dunree ABC

Dunree’s Matthew Carlin collected the Boy 2 title at 38.5kgs thanks to a unanimous win over Conan McAleer from Sacred Heart Omagh in their final on Saturday.

Dunfanaghy ABC’s Bernie McDonagh inflicted an empathic defeat upon Carlo Natarintoni from Clonard in the Boy 3 48kgs final.

The previous weekend, Pearse McBride from Convoy won the Boy 2 41.5kgs final with Coran McConigley of St Bridget’s, Clonmany, coming away with the Boy 2 29kg crown.

Convoy ABCs Pearse McBride

There were also walkover wins for Sarah Marie Duffy of Illies and Twin Towns pair Joey O’Hara and Lani Lafferty.

In the Boy 3 37kgs final on Saturday, Dunree’s Keelin Collins lost to Danny McGill from Glengormley while Jack Harron of St John Bosco was beaten by Callum McGillan of Omagh in the Boy 3 68kgs final.

Among the highlights of the weekend were the wins for Oakleaf ABC’s Eabha Kelly, who defeated Clonard’s Hannah Masterson in the Girl 1 39kgs final and Rochesters’ Ella Hiughes defeating Caprice Coyle, also of Clonard, in the Girl 3 51kgs decider.

Eabha Kelly, Ulster Champion, with team mates Sean Devenney and Jack Harkin.

Seven winners for Donegal boxing at Ulster 9 County Championships was last modified: November 19th, 2018 by Chris McNulty
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Chris McNulty

Author of 'Boxing In Donegal: A History (2021)' - the definitive history of the sport in County Donegal - and 'Relentless: A Race Through Time', the 2019 memoir of former Irish Athletics Team Manager Patsy McGonagle. From St Johnston and now based in Letterkenny, Chris was a nominee for NUJ Sports Journalist of the Year in 2010. Honoured by the Donegal Boxing Board in 2016 for his coverage on the sport.

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