Major international boxing event coming to Newbridge

An international amateur boxing tournament will be hosted in Newbridge next month.

Ryston Boxing Club will be the venue for the bouts between Irish boxers and opponents from Russia, Ukraine, Poland, Germany and Lithuania.

Boxers from the Leinster Development Squad will be taking part during the tournament on October 21 and 22.

The boxers will come from Co Kildare and other Leinster counties except Dublin.

Visiting boxers and their coaches and support staff will be accommodated in The Gables guesthouse on the Athgarvan Road.