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Does boxing have a bad reputation?

Tomorrow night Katie Taylor is having her long-awaited homecoming fight against Chantelle Cameron in the 3Arena in Dublin. This is the first big boxing event to be held in Dublin since the 2016 Regency Hotel shooting, which took place during a weigh-in for an event that would have been held at the National Stadium. You would wonder - has boxing developed a negative image in recent years? Recently retired assistant garda commissioner John O’Driscoll has said that boxing has been unfairly maligned due to its association with criminal gangs. What do you think? Does boxing have a bad reputation?

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11.17 19 May 2023


Does boxing have a bad reputation?


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11.17 19 May 2023


Tomorrow night Katie Taylor is having her long-awaited homecoming fight against Chantelle Cameron in the 3Arena in Dublin. This is the first big boxing event to be held in Dublin since the 2016 Regency Hotel shooting, which took place during a weigh-in for an event that would have been held at the National Stadium.

You would wonder - has boxing developed a negative image in recent years? Recently retired assistant garda commissioner John O’Driscoll has said that boxing has been unfairly maligned due to its association with criminal gangs.

What do you think? Does boxing have a bad reputation?


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