Recent Events:
Oak Leaf A.B.C held a Day of Comedy Boxing on the 19th August in our club, followed
by an auction in the Brandywell Bar. All competitors were from the Brandywell area and it turned out to be a great day of
fun for the whole community.
The day was very well supported and wuth an admission of £2 we raised £160 at the
door and a further £130 in the auction.
Many thanks to all involved with the event.
Upcoming Events:
Next up on the agenda is the Nine Counties Championships.....Check out details on
the bulletin board
Following the Nine Counties, Oak Leaf will present there eagerly awaited first "Friday
Fight Night" of the new season at the Tower Hotel, Derry on Friday 2nd November.
This is a milestone for both the Tower Hotel and Oak Leaf as we are used to having
our events in St Eugene's Parish Hall (now closed), this will be our first event in the Tower and will also be the first boxing
event The Tower has held.
We look forward to usual large attendance
doors open 7:15pm first
bout 7:45pm
admission £5 adult
£3 child/ o.a.p
OAK LEAF A.B.C "FRIDAY FIGHT NIGHT AT THE TOWER HOTEL"
First up was an exhibition between Francie Stokes (oak leaf) and gerard loughran (scorpion)both only
9 years old, young francie had the crowd howling for more with his quick-fire punching, he showed maturity way beyond his
age. Next up was Josh Gallagher (oak leaf) against Pat Hegarty (kildress), this was a hard fought battle, in which Gallagher
edged it. Darren Quigley (oak leaf) v Darragh Mullan (st canices) was third on the programme this was a real battle in which
mullan received a standing eight count after a strong right cross from quigley in the first round, but mullan came back in
the second and landed a couple of hard shots and forced quigley to take an eight count, both fought hard in the third but
quigley just edged the decision.Thomas Long and Eugene o'kane, both of oak leaf then produced an exhibition of good quality
boxing. Raymond Rogan (oak leaf) was up next against Darren McGuigan (springhill) and rogan was not hanging about as he came
out for the first round firing a flurry of combinations and forced mcguigan to take an eight count, he survived to the end
of the round. But rogan again came out for the second round in ruthless fashion and forced another eight count at this point
the referee called a halt to the contest, a very impressive victory for rogan. Christy Lavey (oak leaf) against Kieran O'Kane
(st canices) was the sixth contest, Lavey started well, but got caught with a couple of hard shot and the referee called a
halt to the contest. Graeme Doherty (oak leaf) v Patrick Heron (springhill) finished of the first half and this was a real
ding-dong middleweight contest that had the crowd on the edge of their seats and finished 17-16 to Doherty.
The second half started with Michael "chucky" Gillespie (oak leaf) against Joel Scullion (all saints)
this battle was fought at a frantic pace for three rounds with gillespie just that bit sharper and took the decision. An all
creggan affair was next up with two good friends John O'Brien (oak leaf) and Marty Edgar (st mary's) pitting their wits against
each other, with edgar taking the decision in what was a thrilling encounter. Next up was a rematch between Aaron Rogan (oak
leaf) and Sean McGeown (kildress), with theses two both winning one match each in the past, this was something of a decider.
And by the way "wee rogie" came out for the first bell he was in no mood to lose, indeed he was throwing fast combinations
to the body and head, half way through landing a crisp right hand to the body he hurt mcgeown badly, so much so that he could
not beat the count leaving rogan with his first stoppage win. Declan "smudger" Smith (oak leaf) was next up and he faced the
very experienced Paddy McKenna (kildress)this was a hard-hitting light heavyweight contest in which both men landed some big
shots, with mckenna just edging the decision. The second last fight of the evening was between two old foes Gearoid McGilloway
(oak leaf) and Mark Treacey (kildress). This was a very technical display from both boxers with mcgilloway showing some composure
to pick his punches well and come away with a comfortable win, just before the Ulster Intermediate Championships.
Top of the bill was a local lightweight contest between Gavin Moore (oak leaf) and James O'Donnell
(glenside), this clash lived up to expectations and had the whole crowd on their feet, with Moore giving possibly his best
display yet, he was throwing some great combinations with speed and accuracy, indeed forcing o'donnell into a mandatory eight
count in the second, before going on to win 20 - 10 against the very tough o'donnell.
Oak Leaf would like to thank all those involved in helping with the event and also the tower hotel
for their patience on the night. We look forward to the next show.
OAK LEAF A.B.C ARE HOLDING A SPONSORED 5 MILE RUN ON SATURDAY 8TH DECEMBER ALL MEMBERS ARE URGED TO
ATTEND, DAISYFIELD AT 2:00PM
The Annual Awards Night will follow on from the show, a date
and venue has yet to be confirmed. This will consist of all presentations for last season, such as, Senior & Junior Boxer
of the Year, Most Improved Boxer, Best Newcomer, Clubman of the Year and Committment Awards. This will be a nice relaxing
change for all concerned with the club
