Drumsna BC;s Naoise McManus wins gold at prestigious Celtic Box Cup
Naoise, who is coached by former Irish boxing champions Saidhbh and Sibhéal Greene, had three tough fights to gain the title of Celtic box cup champion.
On the Friday, Naoise overcame Ali Amunullah of St. Francis Limerick in what would be Naoise’s first fight of this season. This set up a semi final for Naoise against Oscar Lewins of Monkstown Dublin. A fight that made Naoise dig deep to win via 3/2 spilt decision.
Naoise then competed in the final against Stephen Walsh of Monkstown Dublin winning 5–0 to gain the title.
The club would like to express their gratitude to all who helped Naoise in his preparation for this competition including his father Eugene McManus, Siobhán Greene and Debbie and Vinny Moran.