Cork ready to take on Bristol in boxing ring

Fourteen wannabe ‘Rocky Balboas’ arrive in Cork this week for what is expected to be the first of many fights between local boxers and rivals from Bristol in the UK.

Cork ready to take on Bristol in boxing ring
Mon, 16 Jan, 2017 - 00:00
Áilín Quinlan

The team of 20 boxers and officials from clubs across Bristol is taking part in a special tournament organised as part of an inaugural Cork-Bristol Boxing Exchange.

The group will fight 14 young amateur Cork boxers, all members of clubs under the Cork County Boxing Board, in a tournament which starts at 7pm on Saturday in the Cork Boxing Centre in Churchfield.

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