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Wednesday, 5th October, 2022. Vol. 15, Issue 40 • 63 Clanbrassil Street, Dundalk, Co. Louth
Super Sophie honours Calvin with medal win
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By Paul Byrne Sophie Curley Gray had every reason not to compete last week at the European Junior Boys and Girls Boxing Championships in Italy after going through the toughest couple of weeks of her young life last month. Sophie’s eleven-year old brother, Calvin, died tragically on the 19th of September, from injuries he received two weeks earlier after falling through a Perspex roof at an establishment on Clanbrassil St. Rather than withdraw from her first ever major championships Sophie (from Cox’s Demesne) with the help of her coaches in Dealgan Boxing Club in Marion Park, decided to push through her grief and box in memory of her younger brother Calvin. The sixteen year old’s debut on the international stage proved to be a memorable one as she showed determination, aggression and the ability to box on the back foot to earn a comfortable victory over Spain’s Claudia Aparici Alcaniz in the 46kg division. That victory guaranteed Sophie a bronze medal and a chance to upgrade to silver against Turkey’s Eylul Rabia Duman. Continued on Page 2
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Sophie Curley Gray received her bronze medal in the 46kg division on Tuesday afternoon at the European Junior Championships in Montelsilvano, Italy.
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