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Dornálaíocht is the Irish word for boxing, dorn meaning fist. The style or stance used in dornálaíocht, a form of bare-knuckle boxing, is sometimes reflected in Irish caricatures such as that of the Notre Dame Leprechaun. [citation needed] The lead hand stays at a greater distance from the body than in modern boxing.
Michael "Chick" Gillen (1933 – 30 May 2020) was an Irish boxer and Connacht champion. He was also a finalist in the Irish Army senior boxing championships. Gillen fought as a light welterweight and was a former army junior national boxing champion. Gillen formed the Holy Family Boxing Club in the 1960s and the Olympic Boxing Club in 1988.
Katie Taylor (born 2 July 1986) is an Irish professional boxer and former footballer.She is the undisputed and lineal world lightweight champion since 2019, and the undisputed and lineal world super lightweight champion since 2023. [2]
Katie Taylor vs Chantelle Cameron 2 punch stats. Saturday 25 November 2023 23:35, Jack Rathborn. Taylor landed 74/200 (37%) in power punches. Cameron landed 57/147 (39%) in power punches.
The BUI was founded in 1980, and replaced the BBBofC associated "Irish Boxing Board of Control", which had overseen professional boxing in Ireland through the 1960s and 1970s. The BUI is based at Chancery Place in Dublin and (as of 2017) the president was Brian McKeever.
The Irish Athletic Boxing Association Ltd. (IABA) is the national governing body for amateur boxing on the island of Ireland, developing and controlling the sport. Founded in 1911, the IABA operates from the National Stadium in Dublin, the only purpose built amateur boxing stadium in the world.
James Archibald McLarnin (19 December 1907 – 28 October 2004) was an Irish professional boxer who became a two-time welterweight world champion and an International Boxing Hall of Fame inductee. [4] McLarnin has been referred to as the greatest Irish boxer of all time.
He was also a six-time underage Irish national champion and won the 2016 Haringey Box Cup in London, being named Best Overall Boxer in the process. [2] Cully was defeated by future pro stablemate David Oliver Joyce in the quarter-finals of the 2016 Irish Elite Championships which ended any hopes of attempting to qualify for the Rio Olympics. [7]