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A Host Of Wexford Sports Stars To Deliver Workshop For Mental Health This Saturday

[social_share_button themes='theme1'] A host of Wexford sports stars will deliver workshops in Gorey this Saturday as part of a local charity fundraiser... Wexford's very-own professional boxer, Niall 'Boom Boom' Kennedy, has organised a unique fundraising event which will take place this Satuday in Gorey Boxing Club. A host of hour-long workshops will be delivered throughout …

Wexford Boxer Niall Kennedy Spars With UFC Fighter In Preparation For Paddy’s Day Showdown

[social_share_button themes='theme1'] Professional Wexford boxer Niall 'Boom Boom' Kennedy will return to the boxing ring next month... Gorey native Niall Kennedy will make his return to the ring after suffering a loss on the hands of Devin Vargas last time out in August 2019. It would be Kennedy's only professional loss, so the Gorey boxer, who …

Big News: Niall Kennedy Looks Set To Headline Boston’s St Patrick’s Day Card

[social_share_button themes='theme1'] Wexford Weekly reported two weeks ago that Niall Kennedy is returning to the ring and he's set to make his return at a St Paddy's Day card in Boston... A report from well-respected Irish boxing site, irish-boxing.com, has revealed that Wexford's pro-boxer Niall 'Boom Boom' Kennedy is set to top the Murphy's Boxing …

Pro Wexford Boxer Niall Kennedy Training For Paddy’s Day Showdown In Boston

[social_share_button themes='theme1'] Wexford's own professional boxer Niall Kennedy is aiming to make a return to the ring in less than two months time... Gorey native Niall Kennedy looks set on making a return to the ring after suffering a loss on the hands of Devin Vargas last time out in August 2019. Despite the loss, …

Forty Wexford Sports Clubs Will Benefit From Government Funding Grants

[social_share_button themes='theme1'] Christmas has came early for a number of sports clubs throughout the country... A total of €37m has been allocated to 994 different projects across the country with 37 different sports benefitting. Michael D'arcy, Junior Minister for Finance, announced today that 40 Wexford sports clubs will receive capital funding: "I am delighted that …

Unbeaten Wexford Heavyweight Niall ‘Boom Boom’ Kennedy Given Red Hot Opportunity With Next Fight

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 …

Wexford Fighter Niall Kennedy Eases To Victory With First-Round Stoppage

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 …

Wexford Boxer’s Opponent Confirmed For Billy Joe Saunders Undercard

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 …

Wexford Boxer Will Fight On Undercard Of Saunders And Taylor’s Co-Main Event

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 …

Wexford’s Professional Boxer Niall Kennedy Aiming To Go 12-0 Tonight

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 …

Professional Wexford Boxer Looking To Go 12-0 As Opponent And Date Set For Next Fight

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 …

Wexford Heavyweight Boxer Linked To Fight Former UFC Star

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 …