The Corkman

Kanturk’s champion boxers in action on Monday next

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THE Kanturk Boxing Club are being kept busy for the first quarter of the year.

Between claiming titles in the recent County Championsh­ips, which were held in the Cork County Boxing Board Headquarte­rs very recently, to University Internatio­nal Glory, and now their turning the focus in on their own tournament, which will be held this coming Bank Holiday Monday, March 18th in Castlemagn­er Community Hall from 3pm.

Recently, the boxing club, located on Mill Road picked up a record six County titles; with Aaron O’Keeffe, Byron Buckley, Leah O’Keeffe, Ewan McConville, Katie O’Keeffe and John O’Brien advancing easily into the upcoming Munster Championsh­ips which will be held in the coming weeks.

More recently, last week Chloe O’Keeffe reclaimed her IATBA University Title in the High-Performanc­e Dublin under her University Boxing Club of the University of Limerick.

The Kanturk BC now turn their attention to this coming Patricks Weekend, and more exclusivel­y to their home tournament which they have decided to host in the Castlemagn­er Community Hall on Monday, March 18th. The tournament will see the newly claimed County Champions, and National Champion, as well as act as a debut for other club members.

There will be boxers of all ages from clubs across Munster, and is set to be a great afternoon of entertainm­ent!

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