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Eoin Kennedy Completes Great Month Capturing Belfast's Golden Gloves - Mon, 5 Oct 2009

Eoin Kennedy produced a fine display of handball at Belfast's Golden Gloves yesterday (Sunday) to defeat world number two seed, Cork?s Tony Healy. With the World Handball Championships just seven days away, Kennedy has made a mark and shown his ambitions to take the Men's Open title. "I'm delighted with the win,? said Kennedy, who just three weeks ago was crowned All-Ireland Senior Softball Champion. "Tony is always a very difficult opponent and I suppose, having just come out of the big alley, it was great to play so well in the small court over the weekend."

Changing codes is something that Kennedy has proved he is well capable of doing, but it was the manner of his victory over Healy that was most impressive. In the first game, both players exchanged points until midway through the game, when the Dubliner rolled out four unanswered aces to take a 14-10 lead. The Rebel hit back but Kennedy pushed home to take a 21-18 victory. The top fitness of the Dublin athlete then showed as he pushed into top great for the second game. Healy, who recently returned to handball following a serious groin injury, was unable to contend with the pace of the game and while he battled to the end, lost out 3-21 as Kennedy celebrated his first Golden Gloves victory.

Cavan's Paul Brady was forced to watch from the sidelines and is resting a hip injury ahead of next weeks World Championships in Portland, Oregon. Attention now turns to Portland where the Worlds are taking place.

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