A welcome-home party has been organised for Rebecca Dillon and Richard Kiely this Sunday (20 June). It’s on in The Metro Bar in Tallaght starting at 7pm and is mainly in honour of Rebecca’s gold medal winning exploits at the WAKO World Cup in Rimini on Sunday, June 6, but also in honour of Richard’s […]
Young Ryan Keegan returned to training in Tallaght on Wednesday night (16 June), and it was great to see him back. Ryan, who’s still only 11, has been plagued by a bad run of injuries recently. First, he damaged his shoulder in training in a freak accident – then, soon after his return, he unfortunately […]
Hi girls (and lads, if you’re interested!), it’s Niamh Greene here – just to let you know that I’ve been given the go-ahead to get the weight-loss program we’ve been talking about up and running. I had a chat with Norman [Kelly] after training on Monday (14 June) and he thinks it’s a great idea – […]
Rebecca Dillon won’t be at training at the Black Panther Club in Tallaght tonight (Monday, 14 June) after her energy-sapping exploits in Italy. But Richard Kiely is expected to put in an appearance following the WAKO World Cup in Rimini, where Rebecca took gold in the women’s full-contact -52kg final against Norway’s Marielle Hansen. Rebecca, […]
It’s a little over a week since Rebecca Dillon’s superb triumph at the WAKO World Cup in Rimini. Now, if you want to check out the full list of results from the 105 Stadium on the outskirts of Rimini over the three days of competition in Italy, you can click on the link that follows […]
Richard Kiely returns to training on Monday, but it could be a month before he is back operating at full throttle again, blackpanther.ie can reveal. Richard, 27, suffered a groin injury at the WAKO World Cup in Rimini last week (4-6 June). It was a big contributory factor in his defeat to Russia’s Fedor Luchinkin […]
It is hoped, although by no means guaranteed, that Rebecca Dillon will put in an appearance at the Black Panther Club in Tallaght on Monday (14 June) following her success at the WAKO World Cup in Rimini last Sunday (6 June). Rebecca has been having a well-deserved rest following her victory in the full-contact -52kg category […]
While Rebecca Dillon and Richard Kiely have hogged the limelight in recent weeks – and deservedly so – they are not the only active fighters making lots of headway at the Black Panther club. There’s also Kieran Lee, a 67kg full-contact fighter with a knockout punch. Norman Kelly, Black Panther chief instructor, said: “Kieran’s very […]
Norman Kelly has hailed Rebecca Dillon’s landmark victory at the WAKO World Cup in Rimini last Sunday (6 June) and challenged her Black Panther club-mates to follow in her footsteps. “Rebecca’s win is going to encourage the rest of the club to climb that bit further, too,” Norman told blackpanther.ie. “Rebecca has set the benchmark. […]
The next major event on Rebecca Dillon’s radar is the European Championships in Greece in November. And WAKO (World Association of Kickboxing Organizations) has confirmed that the event will take place from November 22-28 in Loutraki City, only 80km from Athens. National teams will stay at the Poseidon Resort, which is a one-hour journey by […]