Donnelly claims bronze medal in Germany

Steven Donnelly’s preparations for the forthcoming Commonwealth Games received another significant boost last week.
By The Newsroom
Published 2nd Jun 2014, 17:10 BST
Steven Donnelly continued his good run of form in 2014 by winning a bronze medal at the Chemistry Cup competition in Germany. Picture: Press Eye.Steven Donnelly continued his good run of form in 2014 by winning a bronze medal at the Chemistry Cup competition in Germany. Picture: Press Eye.
Steven Donnelly continued his good run of form in 2014 by winning a bronze medal at the Chemistry Cup competition in Germany. Picture: Press Eye.

The Ballymena boxer earned a bronze medal from the Chemistry Cup in Halle, Germany.

The Irish Elite champion bowed out at the semi-final stage on a split decision despite an heroic performance against Germany’s Abass Baraou, who went on to win the welterweight class.

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“Steven was absolutely outstanding. He gave it everything in one of the fights of the tournament, said Irish coach Eddie Bolger.

Donnelly was also pleased with his achievement, stating: “There was no shame in it at all.

“It was a war to the very end, cheered home by the crowd to the final bell.

“Overall it was a great tournament for me and I’ll settle for bronze this time round.

“It was three fights in three days so I’ll take a good week or so off to recover and then look ahead to Glasgow,” added Donnelly.

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