Egan spearheads Irish assault on Americans

WITH his nine successive national senior titles secured and his place in the history books assured, Olympic silver medallist Kenneth Egan will step outside the comfort zone of domestic boxing tonight to take on Fiju Shabazz when Ireland host the United States at the National Stadium (7.30pm).

The Americans have arrived with a strong team and Ireland, in response, will parade nine of the newly-crowned national senior champions for the first leg of back-to-back internationals at the National Stadium, and then in Athy on Sunday night.

Missing from tonight’s bill will be lightweight Eric Donovan who reclaimed the national senior title from Ross Hickey last weekend. Donovan has been held over for Sunday night when his club, St. Michael’s, host the Americans in Athy.