Boxing

Golden boy Burnett fulfils Olympic dream

Newington boxer Ryan Burnett created history on Wednesday morning when he clinched Ireland’s first gold medal at the inaugural Youth Olympics in Singapore. The Holy Family light-flyweight stamped his authority from start to finish in the final, destroying Azerbaijan’s Salman Alizida 13-6.  Such was the 18-year-old’s dominance Alizida was knocked down in the third round. It was a measure of revenge for Burnett, who suffered a controversial 9-4 defeat at the hands of Alizida in the AIBA World Youth final...

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Magee targets world title shot

Having conquered Europe by winning the European Super Middleweight title Brian Magee is edging ever closer towards a World title shot but one final hurdle remains at the National Stadium in Dublin on September 11 when he defends his European title against Roman Aramian. Magee’s sensational away triumph over Mads Larsen in Denmark to win the title has seen him recently installed as the WBA’s number one contender at Super Middleweight ensuring that Aramian should prove the final obstacle ahead...

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