Tag: europeanchampionships
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European Championships Preview: Meet Team Ireland’s Squad Heading to Sofia
With just days to go until the 2026 European Elite Championships get underway in Sofia, Bulgaria, Team Ireland will send a 14-strong boxing squad to the European showpiece. And on paper, it is a squad packed with championship pedigree. Double Olympic champion Kellie Harrington returns to benchmark-event competition for the first time since her historic…
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Cliona Darcy ready to embrace next challenge as Elite European Championships beckon
For Cliona Darcy, boxing has never been far from home. The 21-year-old Galway heavyweight, who represents Tobar Pheadair Boxing Club, grew up in a family where the sport was already firmly established. Her father boxed, as did her two older brothers, meaning the sport was part of Darcy’s life long before she began making a…
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“Every Time I Put on the Irish Vest, It’s Special” — Shannon Sweeney Ready to Fly the Tricolour in Sofia
About fifteen years ago, Shannon Sweeney walked into a boxing club in Mayo with her siblings and a few friends, looking for little more than a way to keep fit. She didn’t know the difference between a southpaw and an orthodox fighter. She didn’t know how to throw a proper punch. She was, by her…
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Exclusive Interview: Isaac Okoh Has His Eyes on European Gold After Commonwealth Glory
Isaac Okoh is not travelling to Sofia to make up the numbers. The 23-year-old Team GB 90kg fighter arrives at the European Championships with Commonwealth gold already secured, an impressive run of international form behind him and, perhaps most importantly, the belief that he belongs among the very best fighters in Europe. Okoh’s confidence is…
