Boxing

GRAINNE Walsh had one of the biggest wins of her boxing career when she captured a national title in sensational circumstances on Saturday last.

Another St Carthage's and Pullough boxer, Nicole Buckley completed a memorable weekend for Offaly boxers as she captured the 48kg womens class. Pullough man Paul Loonam had a fantastic win in the very competitive mens 57kg class. Dundalk woman Broadhurst rattled Walsh on a couple of occasions as she found a way through her defence.

It was a glorious day for Offaly boxing yesterday as three fighters from the county were crowned National Elite Champions at the National Boxing Stadium.

Walsh was never going to be denied by Leonard at the National Stadium, a venue the Belfast boxer says feels like a second home to her. "Everyone asks where the ...

"I knew Kelsey from when she was younger and she's a really good girl. "There's more to life than boxing and I realise that. She'd been performing well over the last few months so I knew it was going to be a tough fight, but I'm one of the best in the world at my weight and I wasn't letting anyone stand in my way tonight. "Everyone asks where the favourite place is that I've boxed and I always say the National Stadium as I think it brings out a different side of me," she said. "I'm not going to stop until I've achieved them all, but if I had to walk away now I'd be very proud and anything I achieve now is a bonus. Walsh believes the past 12 months have been the best of her career, and says taking a new approach to her boxing career is reaping reward.

The WBC won't necessarily sanction a new championship or title belt – primarily they want to create an event so transgender fighters can take part in the sport.

(Z) is for ZAUR ANITA “I already have my goals set up for 2023,” Zayas said following his December win against Alexis Salazar. “What we want to do is create a transgender boxing program. (Y) is for YORK HALL (X) is for XANDER ZAYAS (T) is for TRANSGENDER BOXING

There were mixed fortunes for the Waterford Boxing Clubs involved in the National Senior Elite Championships at the National Stadium yesterday (Saturday).

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Rock Steady Boxing is a program designed in 2006 by a Parkinson's Disease sufferer for those fighting the disease. To date they have trained more than 50000 ...

In the past year, I have been attending training sessions at the New York Fitness and Boxing Gym twice and now three times a week. You see, I am not only fighting for myself, but sharing my experience—which has effectively kept the symptoms status quo, and in some regards improving—to inspire others diagnosed with or supporting loved ones with Parkinson’s Disease. Armed with that knowledge, I decided to be all in with my personal fight against PD. Someone who I didn’t know at the time said, “Can I ask you a personal question?” Giving the okay, he asked, “Do you have Parkinson’s?” “Why?”, I asked. As much as I didn’t want to learn about Parkinson’s potential devastation, I became knowledgeable enough to know I had to find a way to combat it. “You have the same symptoms I had when I got Parkinson’s.” He told me my movements, including the tremors, were affecting my walking gait and overall mobility on my right side.

His life story motivates athletes in East Africa to recognise the value of showboating and personal branding in standing out and achieving success.

I would say Mandonga demonstrates well how showboating and personal branding can be just as significant as talent in the athletic world. Mandonga has shown that alternative sports may succeed even in a nation where football is the dominant sport. That has increased the excitement of his fights and drawn attention to the sport in East Africa. Mandonga has proved that showboating can be an effective strategy for popularising and sparking interest in a sport. However, with the emergence of Karim Mandonga ‘Mtu Kazi,’ I find myself tuning in to his fights and keeping up with what is happening. His showboating made headlines in Tanzania and Kenya.