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Smith gets the nod for Ireland team
Céire Smith spoke to The College View after she was selected for the Ireland boxing team that will compete in the AIBA World Women’s Elite Championships. Read more…
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Neylon victorious for DCU at Dublin Novice Championships
DCU Boxing were represented by three boxers at the Dublin Novice Championships, with David Neylon winning his fight on the night. Read more…
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Top club honours for DCU boxing
[dropcap]D[/dropcap]CU Boxing enjoyed yet another successful year culminating in again being crowned as Ireland’s top third level boxing club.
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Ceire Smith snatches National flyweight title
[dropcap]D[/dropcap]CU boxer Ceire Smith took home the flyweight title in the National Stadium in Tallaght last weekend.
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McEntee wins gold in National Boxing Championships
[dropcap]O[/dropcap]ne of DCU’s up-and-coming boxing stars, Terry McEntee, claimed gold at November’s Senior National Championship in the National Boxing Stadium.
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Prelim success gives DCU boxers confidence to go all the way
[dropcap]F[/dropcap]riday saw the commencement of the IABA National Senior Boxing Championships at the National Stadium, Dublin. The event is Ireland’s elite amateur boxing competition with over 100 competitors among 18 weight classes represented over both Read more…
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“I’m the better fighter but Vito is a better dancer” – Podge Henry makes it two-in-a-row in RAG Rumble main event
[dropcap]O[/dropcap]ver 450 people attended the Wright Venue on Monday night to witness fifteen fights of pure raw intensity as the annual DCU RAG Rumble took place, featuring some of St Pat’s and DCU’s well known Read more…
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English team hammered by DCU fighters and Irish team at charity fight night
[dropcap]A[/dropcap] predominantly DCU based Irish selection won all but two fights against their English opponents at a special charity fight night in London last week, with Ceire Smith, Shane Carter and Monaghan’s Stephen McKenna just Read more…
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London calling for DCU boxing’s Ceire Smith
[dropcap] C[/dropcap]eire Smith is in a better place than most to talk about the progress that DCU boxing has made over the past year – considering she spent it in Australia.
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DCU boxers stun national teams to win two Celtic Cup gold medals
[dropcap]]D[/dropcap]CU boxers John Marshall and Faolan Rahill won gold medals in the Celtic Cup competition in Dungarven last weekend. Marshall and Rahill won gold in the multinational competition which had national squads and the Irish Read more…
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DCU Boxing hoping to repeat highs of last year
[dropcap]D[/dropcap]CU boxing were represented by four boxers at the Celtic Cup tournament last weekend in the Dungarven Sports Centre. The club will hope to repeat the success of 2016-17 when they had the most entries Read more…
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Carter feels Robinson is key to DCU’s hopes at IABC
15 students will compete in next weekend’s Intervarsity Amateur Boxing Championships at the National Boxing Arena. Society chairman Shane Carter believes the team has done enough work over the last number of months to secure Read more…
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Annual RAG Rumble held in St. Pat’s
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he penultimate fight of this year’s DCU RAG Rumble event had to be stopped after two rounds, due to one of Peter Wade’s front teeth getting knocked out by Thomas Walsh. ‘The Pistol’ Wade started Read more…
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Smith focusing on European Championship after Olympic heartbreak
[dropcap]M[/dropcap]ost college students struggle with early mornings. For some, 9am lectures are just too much. Attendance at these squeamishly early lectures is a bonus rather than a necessity. Céire Smith, however, is no typical college Read more…
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DCU boxers win five medals
DCU came away with five medals after a hugely successful Irish Athletic Third Level Boxing Association Championships at the National Boxing Stadium, Dublin on Wednesday, March 16th. Conor Smyth, Faolan Rahill, Shane Fitzgerald and Jake Read more…
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Irish UFC legend Pendred speaks to The College View
Professional sport can be a cruel game in which to get your break. Regardless of talent, funding is a necessity for the continued development of athletes and sport in Ireland. For DCU graduate Cathal Pendred, Read more…
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RAG-ing Bulls at the Rumble in the Venue
A night of blood, sweat and (very few) tears – DCU Raising and Giving Society society hosted its annual and prestigious RAG Rumble event in The Venue on Wednesday, November 25th. The fight night saw Read more…
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DCU’s Céire Smith Sets Sights On Rio 2016
DCU’s Céire Smith speaks to The College View about her road to Rio 2016 Read more…