Young Connemara Boxers fight on streets of Boston

Galway Bay fm news - Fifteen young boxers from Connemara had fights with a difference on the streets of Boston in recent days. The Connemara team lined up against fifteen young local boxers on the Plaza opposite City Hall in Boston where a large crowd – including Mayor Marty Walsh – gathered to watch the outdoor contests. The boxing event in the public streets of Boston was called a ‘Slugfest' with the runes of contests in a boxing ring applied. 13 teenage boys and 2 teenage girls from South Connemara boxed against local Boston teenagers. It is planned that the young Boston boxers will come to Connemara for a return contest at a later stage.