On a momentous night for Erne Boxing Club, the club will have two fighters competing in the Ulster Elite Finals tonight (Friday). Rhys Owens and Anthony Malanaphy will bid to bring back gold and follow in the footsteps of Joe Joyce who won the super heavyweight back in 2017. Owens is up against Teo Alin […]
Enniskillen’s Owens is aiming for Euro glory
ENNISKILLEN boxer Rhys Owens says he’s ‘focused and locked in’ ahead of the start of the Under-22 European Boxing Championship on Sunday. After a fairytale season, which saw Owens win his first National title, the 21-year-old has been selected to represent Ireland at the major games. It’s going to be the first time that the […]
Lisnaskea woman punches her way to happiness
A LOCAL woman has landed a haymaker on her doubts and plans to go the distance healthwise thanks to boxing. Two years ago Hannah Spokes from Lisnaskea ruptured two discs in her back while working as a nurse at the A&E Department of Cavan General Hospital. She suddenly hit a downward spiral due to her […]
Owens wins national title
DESPITE facing many different challenges and obstacles this season, Rhys Owens defied the odds on Saturday to win the Irish Under-22 National Lightweight Championship at the National Stadium in Dublin. Sean Crowley, Erne Boxing Club head coach, was delighted with the success of the club’s ‘leading role model’. “Myself, Greg [Copeland], Dessie [Kennedy], PJ [Friel] and Paul [Cassidy], […]
Owens lands historic Ulster Lightweight title
ENNISKILLEN boxer Rhys Owens made history for the Erne Boxing Club on Saturday night. The Fermanagh boxer defeated Lee McKee on points in the final of the Ulster Senior Lightweight Championship in Belfast, to win the first ever Ulster Championship title for the Erne Boxing Club. Owens, fresh off the back of victory in Denmark […]
From Lisnaskea to Las Vegas and the greatest fight
SPORTS writer Brian Doogan has come a long way from his youthful days in Lisnaskea where he regularly bought his copy of ’The Ring’ from Hugh McBrien’s newsagents shop. It was Barry McGuigan’s heroics during a period which was mired in ‘The Troubles’ which left a big impression on him as did what he describes […]
Stag lads hit Vegas but miss half the fight!
Friends having so much fun they nearly forgot about Frampton.
Seconds out from Mulligan’s third professional bout
Local professional boxer Ben Mulligan is to make his third foray into the ring on May 10.
Shaun hangs up the gloves
Earlier this month, Derrylin-based boxer, Shaun Crudden, finished up his career with a fight against Polish boxer, Mantvydas Lukavskis.
Great wins for Derrylin boxers
Derrylin Boxing Club kick started their 2013 campaign with three good wins at the Tyrone & Fermanagh County championships in Cookstown, securing two titles and creating a possibility of adding a third this weekend.