International Friendly - Republic of Ireland v Argentina

Lionel Messi, Javier Mascherano, Maxi Rodríguez & Carlos Tévez were among some of the high-profile stars to grace the pitch at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin for the Inaugural International soccer match at the newly built stadium.  Argentina won 1-0 thanks to a goal from Ángel di María.  Despite the loss for Ireland, I felt very proud to be part of this very historic match.

Republic of Ireland v Argentina Slideshow

National Amateur Boxing Championships

With my desire to photograph more sports came the opportunity to shoot some boxing.  Now, although I think the sport is, at times, barbaric, the amateur side of the sport is, personally, more appealing.  Why? Because its more about scoring points with good, clean punches and not about battering the life out of your opponent.  That said, there are plenty of boxers that should never step into a ring because they don't see it as a sport.

The National Amateur Boxing Championships were held in The National Stadium in Dublin over the weekend of February 18th & 19th.  Kenny Egan was the main attraction and he didn't disappoint.

National Amateur Boxing Championships Slideshow