Seven Garda fighters – two of them women -- take on opposition from the Fire Department of New York [FDNY] and local clubs in the ninth annual “Thrilla at Camilla” at St. Camillus Church, 99-15 Rockaway Beach Blvd in Rockaway, Queens, this Friday.
The outdoor event, which begins at 7:30 p.m. [gates open at 6:30 p.m.], includes other bouts pitting FDNY boxers against local fighters from the New York area.
One of them matches Dundalk native Timmy Egan, a recent MSG Boxing Ring Masters 165-pound novice titlist, against Andrew Tanzi of FDNY Ladder 174, in a light heavyweight contest. Egan represents Roscommon transplant Donal Ward’s Astoria-based Bua BoxingClub.
Following is the complete “Thrilla at Camilla” bout sheet [Garda boxers first]:
Jack McHugh.
Featherweight - Louise McDonnell vs. Dani Arellano [Mendez BC]; lightweight - Jack McHugh vs. Kyle McGrath [FDNY EMS St. 15]; welterweight - Shauna Kearney vs. Nicole Malpeso [FDNY Engine 158]; and middleweight Darragh Gilroy vs. Sean Dillon [FDNY Engine 283].
Light heavyweights - Eoin O’Connor vs. James Gennari [FDNY Ladder 24], Finn McKeown vs. Danny Quinn [FDNY Ladder 9], TJ King vs. Marc Dervil [Eastern Queens BC]; and Timmy Egan [Bua BC] vs. Andrew Tanzi [FDNY Ladder 174].
Other FDNY boxers in action against non-Irish opposition are: light heavyweights - Dan Palmieri [Ladder 169] vs. Craig Serino [Massport Fire Dept. Engine 3], Joey Smires [Engine 324] vs. Rashaad Lewis [Freeport PAL]; heavyweights - Chris Puch [Ladder 9] vs. Antonio Burgess [NY Dept. of Sanitation Boxing Team] and Matt Kelly [FDNY Squad 270] vs. James Koesterer [Pro Fit BC].
