Donegal boxers to host Derry in inter-county show

Inter-county boxing makes its post-Covid return on Sunday evening in Letterkenny.

The Derry News Cup is on the line when boxers from Donegal and Derry meet at the Letterkenny Boxing Club.

A dozen contests have been matched with new Donegal couinty coach Gerard Keaveney making his first outing in the role.

The Raphoe ABC coach has taken over in the position from Dominic McCafferty.

Sunday's bill gets underway at 5pm and includes three senior match-ups.

Raphoe middleweight Cathal McLaughlin faces off with Errigal's Peter Clarke in an eagerly-awaited dust-up.

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St Bridget's, Clonmany welter Adam McDaid goes against Ethan McCaul from St Joseph's while Raphoe ABC's Danny Duffy squares up to St Joseph's Tiernan Glennon at 60kgs.

“It's exciting and it's great to see our boxers back in the ring again,” Keaveny said.

“It's a big responsibility to be given the job of county coach. It's an honour and I'll give everything in the role for the next year. I'm looking forward to it and to getting the yoing boxers back through the ropes again.”

A Donegal squad is set to go to Mayo in the coming weeks for another tournament.

Donegal v Derry

Boy 1 33kgs – Galvin Logue (Carndonagh) v Sean McNamee (St John's); Boy 2 33kgs – Taylor Parke (Raphoe) v Eddie Reilly (Oakleaf); Killen Caldwell (Carrigart) v Luas McIvor (Oakleaf); Boy 3 39kgs – Caoimhin Connelly (Twin Towns) v Harley Steel (Churchlands); Boy 3 54kgs – Jack Doyle (Dunfanaghy) v Trustain Clarke (Springtown); Boy 4 48kgs – Ryan Patton (Raphoe) v John Stokes (Oakleaf); Youth 1 48kgs – Josh Clarke (Carndonagh) v Liam Casey (St John's); Konrad Keol (Twin Towns) v Callum Barrow (Waterside); Youth 1 60kgs – Dillon McDaid (Dunree) v Sean Doherty (Oakleaf); Youth 2 66kgs – Charlie Leader (Letterkenny) v Charlie Henry (Coleraine) ; Senior 60kgs – Danny Duffy (Raphoe) v Tiernan Glennon (St Joseph's); Senior 67kgs – Adam McDaid (St Bridget's) v Ethan McCaul (St Joseph's); Senior 75kgs – Cathal McLaughlin (Raphoe) v Peter Clarke (Errigal).