A young Wexford boxer is currently representing his county and country abroad…
16-year-old Patrick Kelly, who fights out of Kilmyshal Boxing Club in Wexford, is representing Ireland at the World Junior Boxing Championships in Yerevan, Armenia.
Kelly opened his account with a win today.
He defeated Edgar Cornejo Pinacho of Mexico in the featherweight division, boxing at 57kg. Kelly won 5-0, the judge’s giving him a unanimous win.
It’s a fantastic start to the tournament for Kelly and he will be hoping to continue his form leading into the next stages of the World competition.
Alongside Kelly, two other Irish boxers had their hands raised today. They were Christian Doyle and John Donoghue which made it three opening wins from three at the World Junior Boxing Championship.
In Kelly’s next fight on Tuesday, he will be representing Ireland when he takes on the Serbian representative.
