Sunnyside BC
Cork, Ireland
Roy Jones Jnr and Joe Calzaghe, two of the boxers our Club Secretary, Gordon Joyce, competed against!
Our current Head Coach, Kieran Joyce, with our previous Head Coach, the late, great
Albie Murphy!
Darragh and Michael Roche (no relation). Darragh is currently boxing with Sunnyside, whilst Michael is one of the Sunnyside greats. Michael was the only Irish boxer to represent his country at the Olympic Games in Sydney 2000.
Jamie Long representing Ireland against the USA in Chicago.
Darragh Roche
and
Patrick McDonagh
Sunnyside BC,
pictured with
The
Munster
High Performance
Team
in Dungarvan (2012)
Kieran Roche and Michael McDonagh in Dublin last year for the Championships!
Kieran Joyce vs Neville Brown( World Champion)
Kieran Roche
with
"Big Bang"
Willie Casey!
Paul Buttimer, who represented Ireland
and
Sunnyside BC
at the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona.
Guillermo Rigondeaux(WBA Super Bantamweight World Champion) catching me with a lucky punch!
TJ "Hitman" Homan(Blue) in action at the Cork Leagues
Kieran Roche, winning his bout at the Jack Doyle Memorial tournament in Cobh, 30-08-2013
Jamie Long representing Sunnyside BC and Cork at The Lagan To The Lee tournament at Cork City hall, November 2013.
Kieran Roche, on a unanimous decision at the Cork Leagues, October 2013
TJ Homan, making it two out of two for Sunnyside BC at The Cork Leagues, October 2013
With Gordon Joyce
Ryan Smith (blue), in his first fight, against Conor McCarthy Midleton BC.
Ryan put on a great performance, utilising his jab to great effect.
After a hard session's training, well done lads keep up the good work. The club is going from strength to strength and we are building a very strong team!
Ryan Smith after his first win, in what was an exciting fight. Ryan was superb, giving it 100% to come out victorious against the formidable Conor McCarthey from Midleton BC!! Onwards and upwards from here Ryan!!
Three of our club members who represnted Ireland at Olympic games!!
On the left, Michael Roche (Sydney 2000), 4th from the left Paul Buttimer (Barcelona 1992) and fifth from the right Kieran Joyce (Los Angeles 1984 and Seoul 1988)
The "Terrible Threesome", Saoirse "Lights Out" Roche, Erin "I'm gonna getcha!" Smith and Alex "Hit Woman" Murphy, our latest members and the club's first female boxers!!
Myself and Jamie Long in Dungarvan, at The Celtic Box Cup 2014
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