Donegal boxing team record narrow win over Antrim in exciting tournament

A Donegal boxing team beat their County Antrim counterparts in a Boy and Girl 1, 2, 3 inter-county tournament on Saturday.

The County Donegal Boxing Board representatives had a slender 11-10 win when the sums were totalled at the end of an exciting day at the Corpus Christi BC in Belfast.

Conor Glackin, Keelan Kearney, Darragh McGonigle and Rowen Doherty from St Bridget’s in Clonmany all recorded wins.

Kearney, fresh from a multi-nations win the previous weekend, defeated Patrick Bradley from Rathfriland in a Boy 1 48kgs contest.

Glackin overcame Connolly O’Neill in a Boy 1 42kgs clash and Doherty had the measure of Anthony Considine at Boy 3 46kgs.

McGonigle, in a Boy 2 48kgs bout, overcame Immaculata puncher Mason Donaghy.

Raphoe BC pair Harry Magee and Blake Stevenson had wins over Bobby Webb (St Agnes) and Cael Mullen (Star) at Boy 3 54kgs and Boy 2 57kgs respectively.

Illies Golden Gloves’ Cassie Lynch and Dungloe BC’s Lena O’Donnell were victorious in clashes with Ellie Burke of Phoenix and All Saints’ Eireann McGrath, while Ethan Kearns from Letterkenny BC had a fine UD win over Michael Kelly from Immaculata.

O’Donnell’s club-mate Dylan Sword was among the winners as he saw off Taylor Gray from Canal.

Dunfanaghy BC’s Conor McFadden had a decision win over Connri McCusker from the Holy Trinity stable in Belfast.

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Antrim v Donegal, Inter-County Tournament: Faolán Caldwell (Carrigart) lost to Jimmy Nassan (Corpus Christie); Thomas Doyle (Dunree) lost to Archie Neal (Ballycastle); Conor Glackin (St Bridgets, Clonmany) beat Connely O'Neill (SHBA); Keelan Kearney (St Bridgets, Clonmany) beat Patrick Bradley (Rathfriland); Katelyn O’Donnell (Dungloe) v Samia Hughes (Star BC) exhibition; Shay Devlin (St Bridget’s, Clonmany) lost to Tom Mongan (All Saints); Lena O'Donnell (Dungloe) beat Éireann McGrath (All Saints); Ben Cunningham (Carndonagh) v Tony Watson (Rathcoole) exhibition; Tiernan McGill (Dungloe) lost to Patrick Turley (Star); Tiernan McGinley (Dunfanaghy) lost to Max Longridge (Rathcoole); Ethan Kearns (Letterkenny) beat Michael Kelly (Immaculata); Calvin McHugh (Dungloe) lost to Aidan Tully (All Saints); Darragh McGonigle (St Bridget’s, Clonmany) beat Mason Donaghy (Immaculata); Ekleon Hani (St.John Bosco) lost to Aston McNamee (Evolution); Blake Stevenson (Raphoe) beat (Cael Mullen (Star); Rowen Doherty (St Bridgets, Clonmany) beat Anthony Considine (Glengormley); Conor McFadden (Dunfanaghy) beat Conri McCusker (Holy Trinity); Tyler Keaveney (Raphoe) lost to Rogan Cardwell (Glengormley); Cassie Lynch (Illies) beat Ellie Burke (Phoenix); Noah Quinn Carndonagh lost to Joe Moreland (Oliver Plunkett); Harry Magee (Raphoe( beat Bobby Webb (St Agnes); Dylan Sword (Dungloe) beat Taylor Gray (Canal) Tyler McGonigle (St Bridgets, Clonmany) lost to Leon Itoya (Star)