TG4 To Televise Irish Amateur 2014 Elite Championships
Maeve Clarke and Lynn McEnery will get a weekend of 2014 National Elite semi-finals underway at the National Stadium in Dublin on Friday night.
Paddy Barnes, Michael Conlan and Joe Ward, who are all ranked in the top ten in the World by AIBA in their respective weight classes, will be in action this weekend.
Darren O’Neill, who captained Team Ireland at London 2012, meets Derek Duhig. London 2012 Olympian Adam Nolan and 2011 European Elite champion Ray Moylette will also be in between the ropes.
Thirteen semi-finals will be decided on Friday and thirteen semi-finals will be decided on Saturday. The weigh-ins will be held between 8am and 9am each morning. Boxing begins at 7pm each night.
The men’s and women’s finals will be decided on March 7th and 8th.
Olympic champion and AIBA World No. 1 Katie Taylor and Alanna Audley-Murphy are slated to meet in the 60kg lightweight final on March 8th.
Tickets for both finals nights are now on sale from the National Stadium. Ring Sally on (O1) 454 3525 at the National Stadium office.
TG4 will broadcast the 2014 National Elite Championship Finals from the National Stadium in Dublin on Friday evening 7th March. The live coverage from the National Stadium begins at 7:30pm and all 10 fights will be broadcast live and exclusive on TG4.
Viewers all over the country will have the opportunity to see the best boxers and the top fights on the night.
‘DornálaÃocht Beo’ will be presented by Micheál Ó Domhnaill with commentary and analysis by Seán Bán Breathnach, Joe Hernon, Colman Ó Flatharta and Breandán Ó Conaire.
The coverage will also include interviews, analysis and all the latest news and action from the National Stadium. The live coverage will also be available for viewers online on the TG4 Player: www.tg4.tv