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There's a lot to be excited about if you're a follower of Wexford boxing... On Wednesday, two Wexford boxers came home from the European Boxing Championships with medals. Sean Kelly of Kilmyshall won Gold at the u-17 boxing championships, while Wexford and Team Ireland's Kalib Walshe of Wexford CBS brought back a silver medal. In …
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Two Wexford boxers got to the finals of the 2025 European U17 Championships held at the German Olympic Training Centre in Kienbaum... Sean Kelly of St Abbans/Kilmyshall BC will be bringing home a U17 European Boxing Championship Gold medal. Sean boxed for gold on Wednesday against Yiğit Keskin of Turkey and emegered the victor in the …
Two Wexford boxers have won through to the finals of the 2025 European U17 Championships, being held at the German Olympic Training Centre in Kienbaum... Sean Kelly of St Abbans/Kilmyshall BC, Wexford has been up-graded to at least 52kg silver with a 5-0 semi final win over Oleksii Kolbaia of Ukraine, scored 30: 27; 30: 27; …
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Professional Wexford boxer, Dean Gonzalez Furlong, will be back in action this weekend... The Wexford man will be aiming to go 7-0 in the professional boxing ranks this weekend when he steps back into the ring. "Speedy" will be stepping up to 8 rounds for the first time in his professional boxing career. The Wexford …
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Two Wexford men will be included in a new book on major Irish boxing figures of the last 50 years... Fight of My Life, written by journalist Owen Ryan and published by Hero Books, features interviews with 25 of the country's top fighters and coaches, including Wexford's Billy Walsh and Niall Kennedy. Also included are …
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A special homecoming celebration is being planned in Gorey this weekend... Local boxing talent Kayleigh Byrne will be returning home from the U-19 European Boxing Championships with a European bronze medal. Kayleigh, a 17-year old and a member of Gorey Boxing Club, impressed at the U-19 European Championships with three superb performances, competing against opponents …
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Wexford's Dean Furlong won his latest pro boxing fight over the weekend... Dean “Speedy Gonzalez” Furlong continued his perfect start as a professional this past weekend, improving to 6–0 with a unanimous points win over Marian Wesolowski in Spain. The fight took place on a PCI Promotions card at the Pabellón Municipal in Canals, where …
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Young Wexford woman, Kayleigh Byrne, is through to the semi-final stages of the U-19 European Boxing Championships... Who is Kayleigh Byrne? Kayleigh Byrne is a 17-year old amateur boxer who fights out of Gorey Boxing Club in Wexford, Ireland. She is a five time National Boxing Champion in Ireland. She won a bronze medal in …
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If there's one young sportsperson from Wexford that you should be following, it's Kayleigh Byrne... Byrne, who fights out of Gorey Boxing Club, is the current Team Ireland co-captain for the U-19 European Boxing Championships. On Wednesday evening, Byrne had her first bout of the competition in the Czech Republic. She fought Turkey’s Emine Kilinc …
A Wexford duo are set to be the two team captains for Team Ireland for the upcoming European Championships... The Team Captains for the Team Ireland team contesting the European U19 Championships have been named and are: Kayleigh Byrne and Patrick Kelly. Kaleigh, who contests at 51kg, is of Gorey BC, Co. Wexford and Patrick, a 70kg …
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The 2025 IABA National U17 Champions have been crowned, and hail from 11 counties.. They include Antrim (3), Armagh (1) Cork (3), Down (2), Donegal (2) Dublin (9), Galway (2), Meath (1)Tipperary (2) Westmeath (3) and lasty Wexford with (2). In all, 130 boxers from 73 clubs contested this tournament across a two-week period. Wexford …
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Former Wexford professiona boxer and Mental Health advocate Niall “Boom Boom” Kennedy is joining forces with renowned children and adolescent therapist Carina McEvoy for an inspiring free talk aimed at tackling performance anxiety and the fear of failure.... The event, titled “When a Champion and a Therapist Join Forces,” promises to deliver practical strategies for …
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