Boy and Girl 4,youth 1 & 2 All Ireland Championships Glory for Geesala
Sunday, March 28, 2010 (16:28:21)

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Geesala Boxing Club celebrated by taking 5 titles in the National Stadium at the weekend,Nicola Lynch was first in the ring taking on Ann Connors from Ryston,this was Nicolas first time in the ring,it was a very close contest with Nicola boxing well but having recieved a warning,this took her title chance just beyond her reach,Nicola will be back to claim a title in the future,Louise Donohoe recieved a walkover but she will be competing in the senior cadets in a few weeks time taking on the Youth 1 champion,next in was Anthony Coyle against Conor Doherty of Holy Trinity Belfast,Doherty was a very tough opponent throwing lots of hooks and straight right hands but Anthony settled well and started picking off his opponent with right jabs and left hooks winning the contest 5-3,Anthony is a highly rated and respected boxer by the IABA heirachy and is sure to be competing at a lot of European Contests this year, David Timlin had a great contest against Duggan of St Annes Westport,David boxed well throwing strong left jabs and right jabs catching Duggan off balance and scoring well,this was an exceptional win for David after carrying a long term injury into these Finals,Hopefully David will get the opportunity to wear the Irish vest at some stage this year along with Anthony,In the Youth 2 Finals Katie Rowland took on Shauna Ward from Sean Mcdermots Leitrim,Katie was superb throwing great left and right jab combinations and running out an easy 15-3 winner,Katie is also a contender for the Irish vest,Michelle Lynch took her Title by Walkover also,but she is chomping at the bit to strut her stuff in the upcoming juniors in May as is Katie and Josie Conroy,Joanna lally was making her debut in Dublin but she came up against European Medalist Sarah Close of Belfast,Close won but this was a great experience for Joanna,all in all a Great Championships for Geesala Boxing Club and Hopefully we can add a few more before the end of the boxing season.Hope to have a selection of videos of these finals up on you tube before the end of the week...Also should have some pics up on the gallery soon....