Whelan and Connolly lead way for Loughrea Club

Date Published: 12-Feb-2009

LOUGHREA Boxing Club’s annual tournament at the Temperance Hall last week turned up plenty of exciting fare for a full house that had braved the arctic conditions. Chief among the executors were locals, Conall Whelan and Matthew Connelly, acclaimed Local Boxer of the night.
Whelan was the first of the two in the ring, facing Darragh Broder of Tobar Pheadair at Youth1:60kg. In the first round, Broder showed that he had great intentions pursuing the attack at every possible opportunity. However Whelan mounted a spirited defence, scoring well on the counter, especially with one sweet straight right and a well executed uppercut.