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EVERY one of the 36 boxers who entered the ring in the Queens Hotel last Friday evening did so united in their aim to raise money for Clare Crusaders Clinic in Barefield.Yet as collectively united as they might have been prior to and after their respective fights, they were on their own for three long, often ferocious minutes once the bell rang.While ostensibly a charitable event, none of the fighters wanted to be hauled out of the ring before their three allotted minutes had expired, unaware of their own name. The crowd swelled to more than 1,000 people and the longer the evening edged into late night, the more animated the crowd became. Conor Smith (Inagh) and Cartha Donovan (Donegal) set the tone for the evening when they knocked seven shades of sweat out of each other in the opening bout. Having paid €20 to gain admittance, this was one investment that nobody was about to regret. Rita McInerney (Doonbeg) …
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