Young boxers from Toryglen club travel to Ireland and put on 'incredible' shows

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Talented young boxers from a club in Toryglen gave it their all when they fought in competitions in Ireland and brought home a clutch of medals.Southside Boxing Academy & Community Hub slugged it out in both Belfast and Wexford in the two competitions in the space of just over a week.First up was the Belfast Halloween Box Cup weekend, which had over 400 fighters competing.They punched their way to two gold medals and two silvers with Zain Iqbal receiving a special competition award for his displays.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

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Your hard work and support mean everything to our team.”After a fantastic weekend showing at the Halloween competition in Belfast, the Toryglen boxers regrouped and prepared to travel to south of the emerald isle for the Wexford Box Cup, the following week.The Wexford competition had around 500 entries in total, and Southside Boxing Academy showed their mettle winning an incredible five golds and a