BALLYHAUNIS BOXER RYAN PEAKE WILL CONTEST TONIGHT’S NATIONAL INTERMEDIATE CHAMPIONSHIP SEMI-FINALS AFTER HE WAS RE-INSTATED TO THE COMPETITION YESTERDAY.

A COMPLAINT WAS LODGED BY THE BALLYHAUNIS BOXING CLUB AND CONNACHT COUNCIL FOLLOWING RYAN’S FIGHT LAST FRIDAY NIGHT AND THE ISSUE WAS RAISED AT A MEETING OF THE IABA IN DUBLIN YESTERDAY ATTENDED BY JOE HENNIGAN OF THE MAYO AND CONNACHT BOXING BOARDS.

THE ISSUE SURROUNDED LIAM HANRAHAN FROM THE HOLY FAMILY CLUB IN WICKLOW BUT WHO IT WAS DISCOVERED HAD AN ENGLISH CARD.

FOLLOWING THE MEETING THE ENGLISH BOXER WAS WITHDRAWN AND NOW RYAN WILL FIGHT GEORGE BATES TONIGHT AT THE NATIONAL STADIUM IN DUBLIN.

ALSO IN ACTION THIS WEEKEND AT THOSE SEMI-FINALS MICHELLE CHAMBERS FROM CASTLEBAR WILL TAKE ON DARIA LACH, EAMON WALSH OF ST. ANNES FACES THOMAS ROOHAN AND BALLINROBE NATIVE GARY SWEENEY, BOXING OUT OF THE MIKE FLAHERTYS CLUB WILL TAKE ON CIARAN O’GRIOFA.

ALL OF THOSE BOUTS ARE ON SATURDAY.