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Boxing Ireland has named an 8 strong team to contest the World Boxing Futures Cup in Thailand in March... The World Boxing Futures Cup 2026 is an U19 tournament and forms part of the performance pathway toward the Youth Olympic Games Dakar 2026. Participation at the World Boxing Futures Cup 2026 is a requirement for …
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A professional boxer from Wexford will be making the ring-walk again soon... Professional Wexford boxer, David 'Bomber' Kennedy (2-0), will be fighting again next weekend on February 21st 2026. The fight will be taking place at the Finn Valley Centre in Ballybofey, County Donegal. The Gorey light-heavyweight hopes to go 3-0 to kickstart what he …
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Professional boxer David "Bomber" Kennedy has pencilled in a new fight date which takes place next month... The Gorey boxer will travel to Ballybofey, County Donegal, as he hopes to go 3-0 to kickstart what he hopes to be a very busy year in the ring. Bomber's next fight will take place next month at …
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75 boxers from 17 counties will compete for coveted Elite titles when the 2026 National Elite Championships begins on Friday at the home of Irish Boxing... Among the competitors are double Olympic Champion Kellie Harrington, Paris Olympians Daina Moorehouse, Jenny Lehane, Michaela Walsh, Jude Gallagher, Dean Clancy and Jack Marley – alongside Olympian and 2025 …
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Three Wexford boxers have been nominated for Irish boxing awards... Professional Wexford boxers, Dean Gonzalez Furlong and Dean Walsh, have been nominated for Irish-boxing.com awards. Both Wexford boxers have been nominated for 'Prospect of the Year'. Walsh has been nominated in the category for 'Domestic fight of the Year' following his domestic title clash against …
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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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