O’Neill battles back after trying time

DARREN O’NEILL will travel to the Czech Republic to relaunch his boxing career in two weeks time.

The Paulstown puncher will have been out of action for close on eight months when he gloves up for the Ustinad Laben Grand Prix on May 15 and it is only natural he can’t wait.

“It has been a frustrating period for me,” he admitted as he reflected on how a broken hand sustained the week before the national championships had deprived him of a shot at Darren Sutherland’s middleweight crown.