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‘Top Gun’ Nesbitt gets another win under his belt

Eddie ‘Top Gun’ Nesbitt improved his record to 3(2),1(1),0 on Saturday evening at St Kevin’s Hall, Belfast. Nesbitt got the evening of to an explosive start from the first bell as the hall filled with avid boxing fans. Eddie’s intention was clear from the first exchange, to finish his Scottish opponent off ASAP. There were many heavy blows dealt by Nesbitt and indeed Stupart’s face was red as he soaked up the punishment. Many a referee would have stepped in earlier but Kenny Pringle ke

April 30, 2013 No Comments Full Story

Emerald’s Gems are ranked highly by the Boxing Professionals

Emerald's Gems are ranked highly by the Boxing Professionals

Outlined below is Boxing Ireland's assessment of the ranking for every active fighter who qualifies to contest for an Irish title in terms of their rating within each weight classification. Each fighter is assessed on the basis of recent achievements, latest fights, performances and level of competition faced. A panel of 13 individuals comprising Leonard Gunning (Boxing-Ireland.com – chairman), Tim Spelman (Boxing-Ireland.com), Padraig Hoare (Evening Echo), Ciaran Gallagher (Irish Daily

January 8, 2013 No Comments Full Story

Ireland’s Boxing Gems, 25th February, fight card wrap up

Ireland's Boxing Gems, 25th February, fight card wrap up

  [caption id="attachment_115" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Emerald's Boxing Gems"][/caption] The entertainment may have been cut short in The Emerald Roadhouse last night (25th February), but such was the manner of victory for most of the home fighters celebrations must have carried long into the night. The first Irish pro show of the year was a hit to say the least and despite lasting just over an hour was certainly value for money. Four of the six bouts didnâ

February 27, 2012 No Comments Full Story

Emerald Promotion’s launch their portfolio of boxing talents

Emerald Promotion's launch their portfolio of boxing talents

Emerald promotions is a new venture dedicated to promoting local talented boxers and is managed locally by Chris Graham. Chris is a former Ireland International amateur boxer who signed for Brendan Ingle before a serious knee injury cut short his professional career. Despite his injury Chris continued to train and develop his boxing skills even though he could not fight professionally in the ring. Emerald Promotions will give Chris and the other trainers involved in the venture the ability to

February 13, 2012 No Comments Full Story