How To Win: Darren O'Neill. Olympic Boxer

Jan 14, 2016, 01:54 PM

Darren O'Neill, a heavyweight boxer from Kilkenny, is one of Ireland's Boxing Olympians. Darren is a qualified primary school teacher, but his passion is boxing. He is the National Senior Heavyweight Champion and captained the Irish BoxingTeam in the London 2012 Olympic Games. He has previously won gold in the 2013 World Golden Gloves Championships, as well as in the European Union Amateur Championships in 2014. He looks forward to Rio 2016 to be able to represent his country in what he calls 'the greatest prize of all.

In this short audio clip, Darren talks to us about the success of the Irish Boxing team, who with hard work and dedication have become international contenders in every competition. How to Win is a TV documentary produced by the award winning Athena Media team and it will screen later in 2016 on Setanta Sports. It is made with the funding support of the BAI and the Irish TV licence. The production team is Amy Millar, Helen Shaw and John Howard.


For more information on Athena Media's TV Documentary 'How to Win' visit our website: www.howtowin.ie

How To Win is an Athena Media production for Setanta Sports made with the support of the BAI and the TV licence fee.

Accompanying Music: 'Sentimental Freak' by Senakah http://www.senakah.com/