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Archive | March, 2017

Barnes ready for his ‘second debut’ against Garzon

IT’S take two for Paddy Barnes at the Waterfront Hall this Friday night when ‘The Wee Man’ faces Argentinian hard man, Adrian Dimas Garzon eight rounds in his second professional contest. Barnes’ debut back on November 5 at the Titanic Exhibition Centre ended in farce when his opponent, Stefan Slavchev was disqualified in their fourth round […]

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Tennyson ready for All-Ireland battle with old title up for grabs

JAMES Tennyson has already been Irish super-featherweight champion, but to claim the national title he knows he faces a much sterner test than when he lifted it back in 2013. It was just his sixth fight when he blasted out Mickey Coveney in two rounds at St Kevin’s Hall, but a lot has happened since […]

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McKenna hoping for Irish title fight in 2017

TYRONE McKenna insists he is willing to fight anyone as he sets his sights on some major bouts in 2017. This Friday night, McKenna will take on undefeated Dubliner Jake Hanney at Belfast’s Waterfront Hall. While he isn’t taking the challenge of Hanney lightly, McKenna is hoping to get a title fight later in the […]

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Meli thrilled to score home win

ALFREDO Meli enjoyed a winning return to Belfast on Friday night at The Devenish as he scored a 60-54 points win over Laszlo Fazekas to improve his record to 13-0-1. Meli’s last home fight was that Celtic title draw with Conrad Cummings back in November 2015, but there was no doubting the result this time […]

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Goals prove crucial as Antrim fall short

Eirgrid Ulster U21 Football Championship Preliminary Round Antrim 0-16 Monaghan 2-14 ANTRIM bowed out of the Ulster U21 Football Championship at the Queen’s Arena last night, but not without a fight as defending champions, Monaghan were pushed all the way in this preliminary round clash. The teams were level on nine occasions and the visitors […]

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‘Ville’ web trolls tormenting West Belfast families

SICK internet trolls have shared private images of children, people with disabilities and even the deceased on a local Facebook group alongside derogatory comments taunting local families. The ‘West Belfast Buy and Sell’ Facebook page was first targeted last week. Most of the posts are too malicious for the Andersonstown News to publish. Three families […]

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