Jobstown boxers enjoying success in the ring
THERE was success for a number of members from Jobstown Boxing Club last week.
Joshua Olaniyan has plenty to smile about in the Haringey International Box Cup in Alexsandra Place in London.
The talented boxer had three bouts in the 75kg Elite division were he boxed against two English competitors on his way to lifting the top prize.
Josh got the better of Chirstopher O’Reilly from Holy Family, Drogheda, who is the current Irish Elite champion after beating Joshua in January on a 3/2 decision in the Elites.
On this occasion, the Jobstown boxer beat him on a 5-0 decision boxing very smart using his jab to win the rounds and cruised his way controlling the bout.
“This is Joshua’s first international Elite title and first for Jobstown Boxing Club,” said club official Amanda Spencer.
“After the bout in January we knew what we had to work on and coach James Gray worked endless amount of hours fixing the small bits that made the massive difference.
“Joshua is part of the high-performance Irish team out in Abbotstown training on and off over the past few months and we are very happy with Joshua’s progression at only 19 years of age he holds five national titles and now an elite international gold”.
Charlie Connolly
Elsewhere, Charlie Connolly won the gold medal at the Monkstown International box Cup.
It was a massive achievement for Charlie as he had been beaten in March in his All-Irelands semi-final.
He boxed at 46kg in a semi-final against Sean og from Ballynacargy Club beating him on a split decision.
Then he drew the current Irish champion Keelan Tormey from Westside Boxing Club with the Jobstown boxer impressing in a tight contest to win on a split decision.
Meanwhile, the Jobstown Club have had a fantastic year with boxers and coach’s on the international stage.
The club have won two female Irish champion titles in Ava McCabe y1 48kg and Tiffany Spencer y2 48kg and runner-up Siena Fitzpatrick y1 54kg.
The club have now secured 31 Irish national titles and three European medalists in only eight years in existence.
