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RESULTS – The Liffey Crane Hire Irish Boxer of the Month – FEBRUARY


We must finally bring an end to voting in one of the biggest Liffey Crane Hire Irish Boxer of the Month awards ever.

February was a stellar month for the sport in Ireland and action close to home, namely the Liffey Crane Hire National Elite Senior Championships, featured highly.

A huge amount of votes came in throughout the week and, without further ado, the award goes to…

Christina Desmond

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The Cork fighter was back in the ring and back on top, claiming the National Elite welterweight title.

Following a year out with injury and personal reasons, Desmond had a big mountain to climb to fight her way into Tokyo contention and duly did so.

The Fr Horgan’s puncher moved down in weight to welter and dethroned reigning champion and Best Boxer Gráinne Walsh, picking up her first Elite title in the ring and the Jimmy Magee Best Boxer award in the process.

The Cill na Martra fighter will now go on to the European Games in Minsk and the World Championships in Ulan-Ude as she chases her Olympic dream.

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The amateurs dominated the awards this month, with middleweight champ and male Best Boxer Gabriel Dossen coming in second while welterweight king Kieran Molloy took third spot.

Previous Winners
June – Joe Ward
July – Kane Tucker
August .– Michaela Walsh
September – Niall Kennedy
October – Katie Taylor
November – James McGivern
Winter – Kevin Sheehy
February – Kieran Molloy
March – Craig O’Brien
April – Luke Keeler
May – James Tennyson
June – Jono Carroll
July – Graham McCormack
Autumn – TJ Doheny
October – Ellie Mai Gartland
November – Kurt Walker
Winter – Pierce O’Leary

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Joe O'Neill

Reporting on Irish boxing the past five years. Work has appeared on irish-boxing.com, Boxing News, the42.ie, and local and national media. Provide live ringside updates, occasional interviews, and special features on the future of Irish boxing. email: joneill6@tcd.ie

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