Boxing has always been one of Ireland's strongest sports. Having pretty much cleared up, well as close to as makes a difference to me, at the Beijing Olympics I imagine this trend will continue.
As a digression, I realised something when I was watching last years blow-out Chinese games. Ireland are really good at the most working class and upper class sports, but not so good at the in-betweeny ones.
We're amazing at sailing, equestrian sports and golf on the posh side, and really good at boxing on the other.
I saw the first fight of my life today, where our younger fighters duked it out against Germany and England. The atmosphere was far less 'heavy' than I expected and the family, friends and coaches, as well as the young fighters themselves, seemed to have a great day.
I certainly enjoyed myself and will definitely come back to see the grown-ups in the ring at some stage.
So, four stars for this venue for supporting one of the few sports we really excel at. read more