.Keelan Best, Deirdre Delaney, Amy and David Spring at the Lee Strand Protein+ Milk Katie Taylor v Queen Underwood bout in the Brandon Hotel on Saturday night. Photo by Dermot Crean
IT was a sellout event at the Brandon Hotel on Saturday for the Lee Strand Milk Protein+ Katie Taylor v Queen Underwood event and there was no shortage of entertainment throughout the night.
Great credit must go to the sponsors and Tralee Boxing Club for running such a well organised event enjoyed by all present.
Fight fans arrived from early evening to see the action as members of Tralee Boxing Club fought boxers from clubs around the county and beyond in nine bouts before the main event.
Earlier we brought you action from the Katie Taylor fight (click here for previous story) but we were also there to capture the atmosphere and take shots from some of the other bouts.
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.Jeanine Bailey and Nicola Smith at the Lee Strand Protein+ Milk Katie Taylor v Queen Underwood bout in the Brandon Hotel on Saturday night. Photo by Dermot Crean.
Luisne Corey and Fiona Stack at the Lee Strand Protein+ Milk Katie Taylor v Queen Underwood bout in the Brandon Hotel on Saturday night. Photo by Dermot Crean.Back; Martina Griffin and Paula Casey. In front; Francie Houlihan, Mike Sullivan, Nicola Canty and Richie Houlihan at the Lee Strand Protein+ Milk Katie Taylor v Queen Underwood bout in the Brandon Hotel on Saturday night. Photo by Dermot Crean.Ruth Murphy, Ríona Kennedy, Shauna Lynch and Siobhan Fleming at the Lee Strand Protein+ Milk Katie Taylor v Queen Underwood bout in the Brandon Hotel on Saturday night. Photo by Dermot Crean.Levi Ryle, Winnie Burke, Charlotte Quirke and Kara O’Sullivan at the Lee Strand Protein+ Milk Katie Taylor v Queen Underwood bout in the Brandon Hotel on Saturday night. Photo by Dermot CreanAine O’Shea, Mary Smullen, Abigail O’Shea, Teresa O’Shea, Maura O’Shea and Kay O’Shea at the Lee Strand Protein+ Milk Katie Taylor v Queen Underwood bout in the Brandon Hotel on Saturday night. Photo by Dermot Crean.Daniel Burke, who won his fight on the night, with his mom Winnie at the Lee Strand Protein+ Milk Katie Taylor v Queen Underwood bout in the Brandon Hotel on Saturday night. Photo by Dermot Crean.Sandra Bunyan and Nora Gibbons at the Lee Strand Protein+ Milk Katie Taylor v Queen Underwood bout in the Brandon Hotel on Saturday night. Photo by Dermot Crean.Leanne and Maurice Quirke at the Lee Strand Protein+ Milk Katie Taylor v Queen Underwood bout in the Brandon Hotel on Saturday night. Photo by Dermot CreanJames O’Callaghan, Ballyduff, Frankie O’Brien, Joe O’Halloran and Jack Duggan, Ballyheigue at the Lee Strand Protein+ Milk Katie Taylor v Queen Underwood bout in the Brandon Hotel on Saturday night. Photo by Dermot Crean.Part of the crowd at the Lee Strand Protein+ Milk Katie Taylor v Queen Underwood bout in the Brandon Hotel on Saturday night. Photo by Dermot CreanSome of crowd at the Lee Strand Protein+ Milk Katie Taylor v Queen Underwood bout in the Brandon Hotel on Saturday night. Photo by Dermot CreanSome of the crowd at the Lee Strand Protein+ Milk Katie Taylor v Queen Underwood bout in the Brandon Hotel on Saturday night. Photo by Dermot CreanJimmy Donnelly and Paul at the Lee Strand Protein+ Milk Katie Taylor v Queen Underwood bout in the Brandon Hotel on Saturday night. Photo by Dermot CreanRobin McCarthy of Tralee Boxing Club and Killian Higgins of Corpus Christi Boxing Club at the start of their bout. Photo by Dermot CreanBryan O’Sullivan of Tralee Boxing Club and Danny Brosnan of Sliabh Luachra Boxing Club in action during their bout. Photo by Dermot CreanHugh O’Connor of Tralee Boxing Club and Donal Rice of Cashen Vale Boxing Club in action during their bout. Photo by Dermot CreanRobin McCarthy of Tralee Boxing Club and Killian Higgins of Corpus Christi Boxing Clubin action. Photo by Dermot CreanBryan O’Sullivan of Tralee Boxing Club and Danny Brosnan of Sliabh Luachra Boxing Club in action during their bout. Photo by Dermot CreanRobin McCarthy of Tralee Boxing Club and Killian Higgins of Corpus Christi Boxing Clubin action. Photo by Dermot CreanHugh O’Connor of Tralee Boxing Club and Donal Rice of Cashen Vale Boxing Club in action during their bout. Photo by Dermot CreanHugh O’Connor of Tralee Boxing Club and Donal Rice of Cashen Vale Boxing Club in action during their bout. Photo by Dermot CreanDonal Rice of Cashen Vale Boxing Club gets the decision against Hugh O’Connor of Tralee Boxing Club. Photo by Dermot CreanBryan O’Sullivan of Tralee Boxing Club and Danny Brosnan of Sliabh Luachra Boxing Club in action during their bout. Photo by Dermot CreanBryan O’Sullivan of Tralee Boxing Club and Danny Brosnan of Sliabh Luachra Boxing Club in action during their bout. Photo by Dermot CreanBryan O’Sullivan of Tralee Boxing Club and Danny Brosnan of Sliabh Luachra Boxing Club in action during their bout. Photo by Dermot CreanDanny Brosnan of Sliabh Luachra Boxing Club gets the decision over Bryan O’Sullivan of Tralee Boxing Club. Photo by Dermot Crean
Katie Taylor and Queen Underwood stand with Lee Strand Marketing Manager, Teresa Walker and Lee Strand Milk Operations Manager Jerry Dwyer after the Lee Strand Protein+ Milk Katie Taylor V Queen Underwood boxing event in the Brandon Hotel on Saturday night. Photo by Domnick Walsh www.dwalshphoto.ie
IT was a full house in the Brandon Hotel Conference Centre last night for the Lee Strand Protein+ Milk Katie Taylor v Queen Underwood bout.
The Olympic champion recorded her 61st consecutive win in the ring by beating the American on points and there was a fantastic atmosphere throughout the evening generated by the 800 people present.
Fresh from beating Serbian native Jelina Jelic at a show in the Mallow GAA Complex the night before, the Irish hero got a rapturous reception when she entered the arena and over the four rounds she won the fight on an unanimous decision against Underwood, who indicated it was her last fight as an amateur.
Here’s some action shots from the fight (below) and we’ll have many more photos from some of the other bouts and people attending the event later…
.Katie Taylor and Queen Underwood pictured after the fight. Photo by Dermot Crean.Fighters touch gloves at the beginning of the bout. Photo by Dermot Crean..........
....Katie Taylor is announced as the winner in her fight against Queen Underwood in the Brandon on Saturday night. Photo by Dermot Crean.
A LIMITED number of tickets for the Katie Taylor fight on Saturday have just gone on sale, but you better hurry and get them!
The fight, where the Olympic champion takes on US boxer Queen Underwood, was reported to be a sellout earlier this week, but now there are some tickets which have just become available at Byrne’s SPAR in Monavalley.
Doors at the Brandon Hotel on the night open at 6:30pm on and the first bout will be at 7:30. The under-card will consist of fighters from the club’s Munster representatives and also from clubs around Kerry.
.Preperations are well under way in the Brandon ahead of the Katie Taylor and Queen Underwood fight this Saturday. Photo from Tralee Boxing Club Facebook Page.
TRALEE Boxing Club has announced that all tickets for the Katie Taylor fight on in the Brandon Hotel this Saturday are now sold out.
All 800 seats for the bout against American fighter Queen Underwood have been sold days in advance of one of the most hotly anticipated sporting events to arrive in Tralee.
Tralee Boxing Club are appealing to anyone with tickets who are unable to attend, to return their tickets at face value so they may be redistributed to those who can go.
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Yesterday a photo of the ring in the Brandon was posted up on social media by Tralee Boxing Club to whet the appetite of fight fans in town.
The five time world champion will be fighting Queen Underwood in what is expected to be the American’s last fight of her amateur career.
Doors on the night will open at 6.30pm with the first fight to start at 7.30pm and there will be nine fights before the main event.
.(click on photo to enlarge) Launching the Katie Taylor fight against Queen Underwood due to take place in the Brandon Hotel on February 20 were, from left, in front: Ben Hickey and Sean Og Murphy. Back: Brian O’Sullivan, Seamus Smith, John Drummey, Jerry Dwyer, Tommy Kelliher, Deirdre Fitzgibbon, Pat O’Shea, Con O’Shea, Julianne Fitzgerald, Noel Kelliher, Donie Jack Griffin, Debbie O’Halloran and John Hickey. Photo by Gavin O’Connor.
TICKETS for Katie Taylor’s upcoming bout against Queen Underwood on Saturday, February 20, are now on sale and at the launch of the event on Tuesday evening, organisers said they are expecting a huge crowd.
Brian O’Sullivan of Tralee Boxing Club said: “Queen Underwood was in the Olympics in 2012 and there was a great rivalry between the two. She’s taking it very serious. We’re expecting a huge crowd and it’s great for Kerry Boxing bringing two superstars like this to Tralee.”
Tommy Kelliher, also from Tralee Boxing Club, talked about securing the fight: “There was a little bit of work but thank God everything came out all right. We spoke to our promoter and we were in the right place at the right time.”
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“She’s a 17 time gold Medallist with Olympic, World, European and Irish titles and at the peak of her career and we’re absolutely delighted to get her here. She’s a role model for kids of today and that’s why we’re so happy to get her to Tralee.”
The tickets can be purchased at the Tralee Boxing Club from 5:30 – 8pm at their gym in Monavalley Industrial Estate on Wednesday and Friday and will also be made available to purchase from Brynes’ Spar in Oakpark, Cahersleee and Monavalley from Thursday onwards.
Tickets are €30 for limited ringside seating, while Adult tickets are €20 and Children under 14 are €10.
Doors open at 6:30 and the first bout will be at 7:30. The under-card will consist of fighters from the club’s Munster representatives and also from clubs around Kerry.
Limited tickets are available so it is advised to go out and buy them from Thursday in case they sell out.
FOR any of you looking for tickets for the Katie Taylor fight against Queen Underwood in Tralee later this month, please note that Tralee Chamber Alliance will not be selling tickets for this event.
This was the previous arrangement, but tickets for the February 20 event in the Brandon Hotel, will now be available from Tralee Boxing Club from Wednesday, February 3, at 6pm at their gym in Monavalley Industrial Estate.
There are 800 tickets – 400 adult, 200 child, 200 ringside and will be sold on a first come, first served basis.
It has been confirmed by Tralee Boxing Club, the venue is The Mount Brandan Hotel and tickets are priced at, €30 ringside, €20 regular seating and €10 for U16.
The fight takes place on Saturday, February 20. Doors for the event will open at 6:45pm.
A limited amount of ringside seats are available, in total there will be 800 seats up for grabs.
Judging by interest in the arrival of five-time world champ so far, they may sell out soon.
Tickets can be bought from Tuesday at the Tralee Chamber Alliance building on Denny Street or Monday, Wednesday and Friday at the Tralee Boxing Club in Monavalley between 6pm and 8pm.
GREAT news is coming through that Katie Taylor is set to fight US Olympian, Queen Underwood in Tralee next month.
The event is being organised by Tralee Boxing Club. Tonight they will hold a meeting to decide the venue, ticket prices, and confirm the date of the fight, which is expected to be Saturday, February 20.
Tralee Boxing Club are expecting a big turn out for the 2012 Olympic gold medallist as she prepares for the Rio Olympics this Summer.
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“She is a fantastic representative for boxing because she’s such a good person,” said Pat O’Shea of Tralee Boxing Club.
The five time world champion will be fighting Queen Underwood in what is expected to be the American’s last fight of her amateur career.
“We’re hoping to promote it and get as big of a crowd as possible, to promote the sport of boxing,” said Pat.
Here are the two fighting in the 2010 AIBA World Boxing Championships Semi-Final. It was a ding dong battle with Katie Taylor just coming out on top, 18-16.
OLYMPIC Gold medallist Katie Taylor will be hoping to take another step towards qualification for the 2016 Olympics in Rio when she fights in Listowel Community Centre this Saturday May 16.
The people of Kerry are being encouraged to come and show their support for Katie as she goes toe to toe with her Swedish opponent Pennila Gustavasson in what is sure a fantastic night of competitive boxing.
Katie’s fight will be the last of 12 bouts scheduled for the night with tickets costing €20 for adults, €10 for U16’s and €50 for a family ticket of two adults and two U16’s.
The fights are scheduled to begin at 8pm with tickets being available from the centre or from 087-7153060.
Kenneth Quillinan, who proposed to five time boxing World Champions Katie Taylor, with the medal she had just won in South Korea.
THERE was a Tralee twist to Katie Taylor winning her fifth consecutive world title earlier this morning at the Women’s World Boxing Championships in Jeju, South Korea.
While at the final bout, Kenneth Quillinan from Derrylea, who is currently a university instructor in South Korea, asked Katie Taylor to marry him!
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The proposal, came in the form of a message emblazoned across a tricolor that read ‘Katie, Please Marry Me!! (Is that OK Peter?)’. Which is both romantic and patriotic. Just what women want.
Unfortunately for Kenneth, Katie left him hanging when she reportedly said ‘Maybe’ to his proposal.
Katie did let Kenneth have a go of the medal she had just won though. As they parted ways there was time for a quick photo with the five time world champ and her father Peter.
Kenneth is no stranger to these pages. Last month, he told Traleetoday.ie of his plans to teach Gaelic Football to students in North Korea.
If anything, this is an opportunity missed for one of Ireland’s greatest sporting icons, she could do a lot worse than one of our own.
Kenneth Quillinan, with five world time champ, Katie Taylor and her Father Peter, at the Woman’s World Boxing Championships in South Korea.
