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Unbeaten Wexford heavyweight Niall Boom Boom Kennedy will be looking forward to this one... And the good news for Kennedy's fans, is that it's only around the corner. On August 17th, Kennedy (13-0-1) faces 2014 USA Olympian Dervin Vargas (20-5, 8KO's) at MGM Springfield. It's the co-main event, it will be streamed on UFC Fight …
Gorey native Niall 'Boom Boom' Kennedy was fighting in Boston last night... Kennedy [12-0-1] fought Mike Marrone on the undercard of Dropkick Murphy's "4th St Patricks Day" in front of a packed attendance at the House of Boston Blues. Marrone's corner threw in the towel after 1 minute 52 seconds during the first round, after …
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Wexford boxer Niall Kennedy will fight on the undercard of Billy Joe Saunders and Demetrius Andrade contest in less than 3 weeks time. The highly anticipated Matchroom bill will take place at the TD Garden in Boston on Saturday, October 20th. There will be added Irish interest with this card, as Wicklow native Katie Taylor …
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There will be a Wexford representative boxing in Boston on October 20th... Gorey's Niall 'Boom Boom' Kennedy will travel to Boston to fight on the undercard of Billy Joe Saunders and Katie Taylor's co-main event. The card will take place in the Boston's renowned NBA stadium, TD Garden, which holds just over 20,000 people. Across …
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For Niall 'Boom Boom' Kennedy, 2017 was a particularly successful year for the Wexford native - but he's only getting started... Remaining unbeaten in professional boxing and learning a thing or two from sparring with Anthony Joshua, the Wexford native quickly began climbing up the ranks. But now, in 2018, his motivation and will to …
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An opponent has been named and the date is set for Boom Boom's next fight... Undefeated heavyweight boxer Niall Kennedy will face Mexico's Chrisitan Mariscal on Saturday, June 23rd at the Bank of New Hampshire Pavillon, Gilford in America. Kennedy, who hails from Gorey and Wexford, holds an immaculate 11-0 professional boxing record, with seven …
Gorey born and Wexford heavyweight boxer Niall Kennedy has been linked with a fight against a former UFC star for an American fight on June 23rd. Although nothing has been confirmed as of yet, according to Irish Boxing.com, Kennedy's promoters Murphys Boxing are looking for a fight against Brazilian combat artist, Fabio Maldonado. Competing in MMA …
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Every Monday, Wexford Weekly will now provide you with a new "Wexford sports tweets of the week" series... (Monday 11 December 2017 - Monday 18 December 2017): Gorey boxer Niall "Boom Boom Baz" Kennedy continued his incredible professional win-streak after defeating America's Danny Calhoun on Sunday. After a second-round KO, Kennedy is now 10-0 and due to …
