Holy Trinity Boxing Club

FROM THE ARCHIVE: The class of southpaw Sean McComb won through to the 64kg Ulster Elite Championship title at the Ulster Hall in Belfast on Friday November 24 2017. It finished gold and two silver for Holy Trinity boxers on the finals night with Sean Duffy and Jason Barron giving it their all in cracking final contests. A great night for Ulster Boxing; back at the famous Ulster Hall and shown on BBC Sport NI.


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FROM THE ARCHIVE: With the Commonwealth Games just around the corner (July 23 to August 2 2026), here's another great pic to inspire the Northern Ireland boxing team in Glasgow. It's a historic pic from the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, Canada. Gold medal winners, Holy Trinity's Jim Webb and Neil Sinclair (Holy Family), arrive back home to a rousing reception. NI team coaches with in Victoria were the two boxers' club coaches, Michael Hawkins (pictured) and Gerry Storey. And from a Holy Trinity perspective there's another two Trinity legends in the pic, club stalwart Bridie Hawkins (RIP) and her grandson, a young Michael Hawkins Jnr.


Trinity boxers have competed with distinction at the Commonwealth Games in every decade since the 1980's. Here's our second batch of Holy Trinity's Commonwealth contenders and coaches, including a gifted Gold medal hero from the 1990's. There'll be more decades, Trinity names, and medals to follow in the build-up the Games, which get under way in Glasgow later this month.

1990: Auckland, New Zealand
John Erskine - Lightweight
Eddie Fisher - Light-Welterweight
Joe Lowe - Welterweight
Jim Webb - Light-Middleweight
Michael Hawkins - Coach

1994: Victoria, Canada
Damaen Kelly - Flyweight
GOLD: Jim Webb - Light-Middleweight
Michael Hawkins - Coach

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Joe Lowe
Eddie Fisher

PICTURE THIS: Our boxers have travelled far and wide down the years competing at venues across the globe. And many past and present Holy Trinity boxers still pop up regularly in all sorts of locations, flying the Trinity colours wherever they go, whether on boxing duty or well-earned holidays. So, if you've ever been a HT member feel free to put a pic or two from your travels in the Comments below and we'll do our best to include them on our social media sites.
Wonder who has travelled the furthest distance?
We'll start the Trinity Travels with former double Irish Senior champion, John Erskine. It felt like a home from home when JohnnyBoy visited the Big Apple recently, distance from Ardmonagh Gardens, Turf Lodge around 3163.8 miles (5091.6 kilometres).
Dandering along Vesey Street in New York, he spotted and couldn't resist checking out the famous Trinity Boxing Club. Formed over 100 years ago, its website is a treasure trove of famous names of yesteryear and it's no surprise to find out there's a strong Irish influence in its foundation.
For a great boxing / history read go to: https://www.trinityboxing.com/the-legend


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Congratulations to Caitlin Fryers of Immaculata BC, Belfast and Jude Gallagher of Two Castles OBA, Tyrone who have been named as Team NI Boxing’s co-Captains for the 2026 Glasgow Commonwealth Games. The pair were selected as co-Captains by their Games team-mates.
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A WEALTH OF BOXING TALENT: A terrific evening at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in central Belfast this week (Thursday July 2, 2026) as the Ulster Boxing Council invited club reps to a presentation event ''in recognition of boxers selected for the 2026 Commonwealth Games Northern Ireland team.''
The Holy Trinity Three, Jon McConnell, Jansseen Hill and Kaci Rock, were joined by club coaches Michael Hawkins (left) and Drew Welsh, who were keen to stress that the boxers’ selection is the result a total team effort by the club's entire coaching staff. Jon McConnell, Jansseen Hill and Kaci Rock join a long, distinguished list of Holy Trinity boxers who have competed at the Commonwealths in every decade since the 1980's. Here's our first batch of Commonwealth contenders, including our first Medallist, with more decades, names and medals to follow in the build-up the Games in Glasgow 2026:

1982: Brisbane, Australia
Gerry Hawkins - Light-Flyweight
David Irving - Light-Welterweight

1986: Edinburgh, Scotland
BRONZE and TEAM CAPTAIN: Damien Denny - Welterweight



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FROM THE ARCHIVE: As the clock ticks down to the start of the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, here's a quick look back at a golden Games. Smithwick's rep Terry O'Neill leads a super squad of Ulster fighters (l to r): Wayne McCullough (Albert Foundry), Jim Webb (Holy Trinity), Paul Ireland (St Malachy's / George's), Eddie Fisher (Holy Trinity), Joe Lowe (Holy Trinity), John Erskine (Holy Trinity) and Paul Douglas (Holy Family Golden Gloves) geared up for a 1990 Commonwealth Games challenge in Auckland, New Zealand. The Northern Ireland team would return with a glittering Gold and Bronze, as Wayne McCullough reigned supreme at Flyweight and Paul Douglas blasted his way to the Super-Heavyweight semi-finals.


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Wayne Pocket Rocket McCullough

Summer Holidays

All sessions will be off for the next few weeks for the summer holidays.

We hope you all enjoy the break and look forward for another busy and successful year ahead 😁

Keep up the road work 😉

PICTURE THIS: From Turf Lodge to United States, Canada, Channel Islands: new horizons, new friends, and fond memories along the way. Just a few of the many destinations of the Holy Trinity on Tour down the years.