Longford’s brilliant boxer John Nevin wins third All-Ireland title in a row

15-year-old St Mel’s College student John Nevin from Longford town is proving himself to be a class act in the boxing ring and there is just no stopping the rising young star who has won his third All-Ireland youths title in a row

A member of the Olympic Boxing Club in Galway under the expert guidance of his coaches, Mike and John Mongan, there were jubilant scenes in the National Stadium on Saturday as John emerged victorious in the Youth 1 57kg category. 

His thrilled father Martin ‘Butch’ Nevin, the former Longford Slashers senior footballer, was ringside to watch this excellent achievement by John who boxed brilliantly against tough opponents to win the quarter-final, semi-final and final bouts on his march to glory.