Bracken's fight night warm- up
Wednesday September 01 2010
PLANS for the new season are well under way at Bracken Boxing Club, as the Balbriggan outfit prepare to celebrate their 25th anniversary. The Milestone Inn is already booked for a big fight night on October 1st, with a Munster selection likely to provide the opposition for a top-class show.
As well as kicking off the Jubilee celebrations, the challenge will also serve as a warm-up for the HSK Box Cup which takes place in the Danish town of Hillerod two weeks later on October 15th. The last time Bracken attended the ultra-competitive event, they walked off with five medals – three gold and two silver – but this time around club coach Kieran O'Neill reckons they can fare even better.
' It's one of the strongest teams we have ever taken anywhere,' he stressed. ' We have Dylan Boylan, Christy O'Reilly, Alan Cunningham, Keith Hammond, Gerard Whitehouse, Conor Duffy, Shane Egan. There's a good few Irish champions in there and of course, Gerard [ Whitehouse] has won a European bronze.
' It's a tough tournament with teams from Holland, Africa, the UK and Germany boxing.'
