Mickey McDonagh hopes to put the frustrations of the past year behind him, writes John Dennen
IT’S been a frustrating period for Mickey McDonagh. The Welsh lightweight is a slick, stylish boxer but opportunities to box have dried up over the last year. This is of course due to the coronavirus pandemic, that has shut down competitive amateur boxing in the UK.
McDonagh though is finally getting the chance to compete later this month, when he’s due to represent Wales at a tournament in Serbia.
Even though elite, international boxers have been allowed to train it’s been hard to get contests even overseas, with additional concern abroad about the UK variant of the coronavirus proving an obstruction. “I was meant to go to a tournament last month, but that got cancelled, the Box Am out in Spain. But it is what it is, you’ve just got to get on with it haven’t you. There isn’t much we can do,” McDonagh said.