Toryglen boxing club pack punch at Irish tournament as seven fighters win medals

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A Toryglen boxing club packed a punch at an Irish tournament as seven of its young fighters brought home medals.Southside Boxing Academy travelled to the Emerald Isle to compete at the Wexford Box Cup on the weekend of November 10.Jay Sheridan, 11, and Ava ‘The Machine’ Allison, 13, clinched gold at the open class competition, whilst brothers Aydin and Zayan Arshad, Callum Hand, Finn Hunter and Lexi Clark won silver in their respective fights.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

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