Donegal boxers Chloe McDaid and Clodagh McGonigle won Irish titles this weekend at the National Girls Championships in Dublin.
Illies Golden Gloves woman McDaid and Carndonagh ABC’s McGonigle took titles back to Donegal,. but there was disappointment for Carndonagh duo Shania McCloskey and Jessica Clarke.
Picture caption: Chloe McDaid with Illies Golden Gloves coaches Eamon Duffy and Stephen Friel at the National Stadium
McDaid scooped her second Irish title thanks to a superb win over St Paul’s puncher Zoe McGlone. In the Girl 4, 53kgs final, McDaid defeated McGlone on a 4-1 decision.
The Crana College student last year won the Girl 3, 50kgs title with a win over Sinainn Glynn from Offaly in the decider and she was back in the glory moments on Saturday thanks to a fine triumph at the National Stadium, having last weekend beaten Molly Kearns in her semi-final.
On Friday night, McGonigle won the Girl 2 49kgs final as she narrowly overcame Clann Naofa’s Amy Joyce McDonagh, with McGonigle claiming a 3-2 verdict.
Clarke, a multiple Irish champion, lost out to Caitlin Fryers of Immaculate 3-2 in the Junior 2 final at 50kgs, while McCloskey lost out to Legacy’s Saoirse Roche in the Girl 3 51kgs final.
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