There was standing room only as Carndonagh ABC and Dunfanaghy ABC held club tournaments over the last week.
Picture: Molly Simmons of Carndonagh in action against Morgan McNutt from Rathfriland. Picture courtesy of Carndonagh ABC
In the Ozanam Centre on Sunday evening, Dunfanaghy put on a cracking show with 13 bouts down for decision.
Dunfanaghy’s two-time Irish champion Bernie McDonagh overcame Shay Neeson from Moneyglass on a unanimous decision.
Sean Kelly, another former Irish champion from the Dunfanaghy club, defeated Clonmany’s Adam McDaid, while Kelly’s young brother, Luke, recorded a debut win, beating Coran Kearney of Clonmany.
Paul Darby of Raphoe edged Dunfanaghy’s Anton Brady, while Illies Golden Gloves’ Oran Shields had the measure of Dungloe’s Danny Boyle.
Dunfanaghy ABC Tournament – results
39kgs Conor Durning (Dunfanaghy) beat Daithi McMonagle (Clonmany) 2-1
40kgs Luke Kelly (Dunfanaghy) beat Coran Kearney (Clonmany) 3-0
39kgs Tyler Coyle (Dunfanaghy) beat Callum Graham (Moneyglass) 3-0
39kgs Kyle Kearney (Clonmany) beat Cormac Hall (Dunfanaghy) 3-0
60kgs Anthony Doohan (Dunfanaghy) beat Sean McConigley (Letterkenny) RSC3
48kgs Adam McDaid (Raphoe) beat Bernie McDonagh (Dunfanaghy) 2-1
50kgs Bernie McDonagh (Dunfanaghy) beat Shay Neeson (Moneyglass) 3-0
63kgs Seanna Jackson (Dunfanaghy) beat Martin McConigley (Letterkenny) 3-0
57kgs Sean Kelly (Dunfanaghy) beat Adam McDaid (Clonmany) 3-0
75kgs Paul Darby (Raphoe) beat Anton Brady (Dunfanaghy) 2-1
70kgs Oisin Wallace (Dunfanaghy) beat Daniel Campbell (Clonmany) RSC1
75kgs John Conlon (Carrickmore) beat Sean Derryman (Dunree) 2-1
81kgs Oran Shields (Illies Golden Gloves) beat Danny Boyle (Dungloe) 3-0
CARNDONAGH hosted a 16-fight card in the Carndonagh ABC clubhouse on Friday night.
In the fight of the night, Carndonagh’s Conor Horan defeated Conor Friel of Raphoe ABC on a split decision at 70kgs.
Raphoe’s former Irish champion Cody Lafferty defeated Rathfriland’s Georgia Lavery, while Molly Simmons of Carn made a winning return to the ring as she powered to a win over Morgan McNutt.
Carndonagh ABC tournament results
56kgs Shay Lavery (Rathfriland) beat Aaron Johnston (Virginia) 2-1
44kgs Liam Grant (Rathfriland) beat Oisin Doherty (Carndonagh) 3-0
51kgs Oscar Polarzia (Virginia) beat Caolan Farren (Carndonagh) 2-1
40kgs Darragh Porter (Carndonagh) beat Thomas Browne (Convoy) 2-1
58kgs Sean Kelly (Carndonagh) beat Niall McIlroy (Rathfriland) 3-0
60kgs Daire Feeney (Raphoe) beat Caolan Hegarty (Carndonagh) RSC2
55kgs Molly Simmons (Carndonagh) beat Morgan McNutt (Rathfriland) 3-0
69kgs Darragh McDermott (Carndonagh) beat Owen Clarke (Virginia) 3-0
44kgs Oran Clancy (Rathfriland) beat Shane McCloskey (Carndonagh) 2-1
46kgs Cody Lafferty (Raphoe) beat Georgia Lavery (Rathfriland) 3-0
75kgs Gerard McCurdy Carndonagh beat Lee Ferron (Rathfriland) 3-0
58kgs Molly Sheppard (Rathfirland) beat Shania McCloskey (Carndoagh) 2-1
70kgs Conor Horan (Carndonagh) beat Conor Friel (Raphoe) 2-1
60khgs Dean Doherty (Carndonagh) beat Aidan Cunningham (Rathfriland) 3-0
63kgs Andrew Cunningham (Carndonagh) beat Rory McDonald (Rathfriland) RSC2
63kgs James Devlin (Carndonagh) beat Conor Macleod (Raphoe) 3-0