Big hitter McDonagh chasing second title

JOHN JOE McDONAGH (Brosna), quarter-finalist at the world junior boxing championships in Korea last year, could land his second national U-21 title at the National Stadium tonight.

The Mullingar light welter is one of the biggest hitters in the game. He graduated from an impressive under-age career to win last year’s national junior title, went to the world juniors and returned to claim the U-21 title.

His opponent tonight, Keith Boyle (St. Saviours OBA) is a former bronze medallist at the European Cadette Championships, while this year he lost to David Oliver Joyce in the semi-finals of the junior championships.