April Test Issue 2 April-May 2013 | Page 10

EX-BOXER ROY NASH A TRUE IRISH CHAMPION This Months Ex Boxer Profile is on Roy Nash. Roy was a star attraction in the four corners of the country throughout the 80's and 90's and was involved in some of the greatest fights the National Stadium had ever seen. An all action fighter who never shirked from any opponent. Roy began boxing aged 10 and boxed for only two clubs, Strathfoyle ABC and The Ring Boxing Club, Derry. From these two clubs he competed in over 300 amateur fights and represented his country on 52 occasions winning tournaments Nationally and Worldwide. KO Monthly's Fran Long caught up with the Derry legend and brought him on a trip down memory lane. KO: What support did you receive that enabled you to achieve all your great amateur boxing honours: Roy: My mother and father and great coaches, Dan Friel, Patsy Harkin, Damien McDermott, Charlie Nash, Tommy Donnelly and John Daly and the coaches that travelled on International trips (Austin Carruth, Mick Dowling) etc. KO: What where your greatest Achievements: Roy: How long have you got!!! 2 Ulster and Irish Juvenile titles,1 Junior Ulster and Irish Title, winning the Best Boxer Award in 1983 in Dublin. 10 I won 4 National Senior Titles, 8 Ulster Senior Titles, Commonwealth Games Silver Medallist, 5 Multi-National Gold Medals along with 1 Silver and 1 Bronze , winning them at 2 weight divisions, Bantamweight and Featherweights and also boxing Lightweight in an Ulster Senior Final in 1992. I also beat 2 Cuban International Boxers in one weekend in 1986, in The National Stadium on the Friday night and The Kelvin Hall (Glasgow) Sunday night. I have also boxed at the European Championships in Athens 1987 losing to Dieter Berg (East German and Euro Champion) and the World Championships in 1989 losing out to Istvan Kovacs (Hungarian) who was World Junior Champ ??????6?vV?BF?6V?V????&6????2?&V?VFRF?F?R????72v?F???W&????6R?&????v?6??B?6?V?6''WF????v??v2??W"??7B6??WF?F?fRF??W7F?0?&?f?&?W2v?F???&???v?F??WBF?V'B?Bv2???7WF6?ffR????????vW??V??&V??B?BV?w&?ff????&??VB????7WF6?ffRBF??W2???6??r?????666???2?'WB???????????F??Vv?B?6??V?B?fRv??fWr?bF?V??????&VB?R??F?R??B6V???"f??????&R??v??6?V?f?VB???F?GFV?BF?R??2?vV?W0?????72??&??VBV??&V??B???V?7FW"6V??? ?f????BF?Rf?v?Bv2F?ff?7V?B2?R?B?V?VB?7WB&?fR?W?R?B?v2?V6??F?f???6?F?Rf?v?@?v???W"??&??VB??????vW?bF??W2??F?F???v?????rF?Rf?'7BRF?V???6??r??F?R???6V??? ?f???v??6??V?B????vV?BF?F?R6V?V???&??v?F???0?6??6??V?v???v???WfV???P?V?7FW"F?F?R??#0?6?????6???????D????