Grandson of Olympian wins Donegal Novice title

There were pointers to the past at the Donegal Novice Championship finals on Sunday – including a victory for the grandson of a Donegal boxing legend.

There were six Championship finals in Carndonagh on Sunday with the day filled by support bouts.

Brian Anderson, a grandson of Brian Anderson senior, who competed for Ireland at the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo, was among the winners.

Anderson won the Boy 3 52kgs title. The Twin Towns BC lad took a 4-1 split decision against Carrigart's Killian Caldwell.

McShane, McCole await National Elite draw

Paddy McShane of Letterkenny Boxing Club and Illies Golden Gloves' Matthew McCole have entered the 2023 National Elite Championships

In 1965, his grandfather became the first Irish Elite champion from Donegal, defeating John Maloney to win the light-welterweigt title.

Raphoe Boxing Club's Tyler Keaveney – son of club coach Gerard – was an impressive winner of the Boy 1 37kgs final.

Keaveney swept the boards for a clean sweep of the cards against St Bridget's Michael McGonigle.

Illies Golden Gloves' Jack Curran claimed a 3-1 split decision in the Boy 3 54kgs final against Twin Towns' Jack Barron.

Dara Docherty, also of Illies Golden Gloves, stopped Conor McFadden of Dunfanaghy in the Boy 1 33kgs decider.

In the Boy 4 54kgs final, Corin McLaughlin was a unanimous decision winner against L Loftus in an all-Carndonagh bout.

Carrigart's Mark Ward stopped St Bridget's man Dermot Doherty to land the Boy 6 63.5kgs crown.

There will be one another final boxed in Letterkenny on Tuesday night as Ballyshannon pair Alex McAleer and Seamus Warnock square offin the Senior 63.5kgs final.