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Big entry set for Donegal Novice Championships on Sunday

written by Chris McNulty October 18, 2019

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THE DONEGAL Novice Championships glove off this Sunday morning in Letterkenny.

The Championships will see boxers from Donegal, Derry, Tyrone, Fermanagh, Sligo and Leitrim pit their wits.

There are 118 entrants for the Championships – 108 male and 10 female.

There will be 32 contests on Sunday, including six semis and 26 finals, at the Letterkenny ABC clubhouse.

The remaining six finals will be boxed on Tuesday night in Letterkenny.

Weight-in on Sunday is from 9.30-10.30am with boxing underway at 11.30am.

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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.

Big entry set for Donegal Novice Championships on Sunday

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