Dean Clancy is Ireland's No 1 boxer and probable 2024 Paris Olympian

Manorhamilton Seán McDermott Boxing Club's. Dean Clancy has been recently declared Ireland's number one 1.63kg boxer recently by the national governing body, the Irish Athletic Boxing Association following three days of rigorous assessment by the IABA's High Performance Committee.

Further good news for the young Manor fighter is the fact that he is expected to be selected to represent Ireland at next year's Olympic Games in Paris. Clancy, as well as being a multiple National Champion, has also enjoyed success on the international stage where he has represented Ireland on a number of occasions.

Dean Clancy became European U22 64kg champion on Thursday, June 24 2021in Roseto Italy. On his way to winning the European title following a walkover win against Israel's Ahmad Shitiwi in the final when his opponent was unable to fight in the final due to injury.

Prior to the 2021 European championship's final Dean Clancy had won four fights that week in Italy in the preliminary rounds of the championships.

Complimenting Dean on becoming Ireland's number 1 boxer, a spokesperson for the Seán McDermott Boxing Club “after three days of assessment spars. Dean Clancy is now the No 1 63.5 kg boxer in Ireland.”

The spokesperson also added Dean “is now picked to go forward to the European games, which are being used as an Olympic qualifier for Paris 2024. Well done Dean – great news – the dreams are still alive for the Paris Olympics.”